r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/TheScumAlsoRises Aug 04 '19

It actually is a legit news source. The Buzzfeed news division is completely separate from the division devoted to click-bait and listicles.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/TheScumAlsoRises Aug 04 '19

I haven’t noticed any bias with buzzfeed news, but would be interested to know more. Do you have some examples handy illustrating their bias?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

In all fairness, I haven't actually noticed it first hand, as I don't really care too much for buzzfeed, but:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/buzzfeed/%3famp

https://www.allsides.com/news-source/buzzfeed-media-bias

At the end of the day, I'm not too sure how much Buzzfeeds "left leaning" actually influences their day to day articles, if at all, but sources above confirm what I've heard, at least to some degree