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abcnews.com.co is a known hoax site -- nm*

Posted by ty97 Mar 30 '16, 09:53

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well, my apologies, I did not know that. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 09:54 11
- Lots of folks don't know that, the design and website address are well done. I'm just spreading the FYI. -- nm - ty97 Mar 30, 09:55 10
  - it kind of sucks that you can not just read an article without checking snopes and shit afterwards. -- nm - groiny Mar 30, 09:56 9
    - If it helps people approach their information sources more critically, I'd say it's a valuable lesson learned. - znufrii Mar 30, 10:00 7
      - see, when I Googled, I picked it because I thought it was a credible source. - groiny Mar 30, 10:03 5
        
        I try to be cautious of confirmation bias. If I see or come across a link/story that makes me go "see, I *knew* it!" I tend to pause - ty97 Mar 30, 10:05 4
        
        Plus, squirrely URLs should be approached with cautious. Every URL that ends with .com.co is probably suspect. -- nm - mara Mar 30, 10:07 2
        
        SQUIRREL! -- nm - znufrii Mar 30, 10:13
        
        Except this one. This one should be approached with deliciousness - ty97 Mar 30, 10:09
        
        it is a combo of me not watching the news, and seeing it posted on FB a bunch, then googling - groiny Mar 30, 10:06
      - It's no US Weekly, for sure. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 30, 10:00
    - There is much more information available now than ever before, but it's harder and harder to sort through it to actually learn from it. - pmb Mar 30, 09:59

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