The Future of Fact-Checking Is Lies, I Guess
12 days ago
- #fact-checking
- #journalism
- #misinformation
- Factually.co's fact-check articles appear authoritative but are often misleading or false.
- Example articles falsely claim no evidence supports a pastor being shot by ICE with pepperballs, contrary to widespread news reports.
- Factually's process involves using LLMs to generate fact-check-like content from limited, sometimes irrelevant sources.
- This method lacks traditional journalistic practices like firsthand reporting and source verification.
- The platform's outputs can propagate disinformation, undermining the purpose of fact-checking.
- Factually's disclaimer about using 'available materials supplied for review' does not excuse its misleading conclusions.
- The author urges Factually to cease its current practices due to their potential harm to public discourse.