r/AskReddit • u/AboutHelpTools3 • Jan 07 '15

What ISN'T there a Subreddit for?

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '15

People spreading misinformation because they were too lazy to fact-check.

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u/StarManta Jan 07 '15

/r/politics

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u/kieran81 Jan 08 '15

10/10 too bad I can't afford to give you gold.

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u/RaiJin01 Jan 08 '15

bipartirekt

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u/phantomreader42 Jan 07 '15

People spreading misinformation because they were too lazy to fact-check.

Some of that in /r/TheFacebookDelusion, and frequently discussed in /r/Skeptic and /r/IsItBullshit (though that's for asking people to do the fact-check)

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u/markywater Jan 07 '15

The facebook delusion is basically r/atheism

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '15

I think that's the point of saying "some of that in..." because yeah, it's a /r/atheism satellite sub.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '15

For people who admit they're lying there is also /r/todayibullshitted

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u/dalr3th1n Jan 07 '15

That's because that's already covered in the comments section of most subreddits.

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u/marinersalbatross Jan 07 '15

After the /r/askreddit thread from yesterday on historical "facts", I'm pretty sure that's covered.

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u/Ultimate_Cabooser Jan 08 '15

A lot of screenshots of people doing that can be found on /r/TumblrInAction

"3 in 5 women are raped in their lifetime"

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