This is why, for example, fact checks often come to nothing: People who want to believe disinformation do so precisely because they want to believe something — and not because they lack information. We have more than enough information. Source: (1) „Now I can finally talk to my AfD grandpa“ — Interview with Eileen HEINRICHS... Continue Reading →
“It is wrong that we act on beliefs…
“It is wrong that we act on beliefs; we should judge on the facts.” —Arlene Foster, 21/1/2017, responding to questions about the Renewable Heating Initiative (RHI) scandal. #factchecking #northernireland #qotd #otd
I was interviewed by journalist friend @stevemcgstates for his baseball-themed project States of Play. Covered US politics, #factchecking, #NorthernIreland #WNIMTM, and exemplary community relations work @IrishFA FWIW my musings: https://statesofplayproject.com/rights-and-justice/
“It used to be assumed in political circles …
"It used to be assumed in political circles that you just needed to put the facts out (for example, on immigration’s net benefit to the economy) and people would come round to a ‘sensible’ view as a result. This has been rightly discredited as the power of identity, ideology and partisanship have been brought to... Continue Reading →
"It used to be assumed ... that you just needed to put the facts out ... and people would come round to a ‘sensible’ view as a result. This has been rightly discredited as the power of identity, ideology and partisanship have been brought to the fore." #factchecking
“Facts convince. Emotions motivate. Facts can convince you …
"Facts convince. Emotions motivate. Facts can convince you to do or not to do something, but whether you act on that conviction depends on how you feel." #factchecking #QOTD
An example of how #factchecking can try to stunt the proliferation of junk data. If figures seem implausible, they might be so! https://x.com/FactCheckNI/status/1552534316302962689
Delighted to have been a hopefully useful contributor to this important @StatsRegulation review — trustworthy official statistics are crucial to #factchecking @FactCheckNI @NISRA https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/national-statistics/review-of-the-national-statistics-designation/
@DarrenJamesNI @FactCheckNI @thejournal_ie @FullFact @insiderireland Thanks Darren! Here's a direct link for more info and free ticket registration for tonight's #ImagineBelfast event on #factchecking #USElection2020 and more: https://imaginebelfast.com/events/fact-checking-elections/
"We must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated, and even manufactured." #BidenHarrisInauguration #thinkcheckshare @FactCheckNI @FullFact @thejournal_ie @PolitiFact @factchecknet #factchecking
Worth remembering that misinformation is consumed by humans regardless of source #socialmedia #email #rumour. Be a healthy skeptic. #factchecking #medialiteracy #thinkcheckshare https://x.com/PCunliffeJones/status/1322084030779633665
Healthy skeptics rule. #factchecking https://x.com/alan_hook/status/1313465296230010881