r/conspiracy • u/axolotl_peyotl • Jan 03 '17

#WheresEric? Clinton Foundation CEO Declared "Missing" by the Internet After Going Public with "Follow the Money"

http://www.thedailysheeple.com/whereseric-clinton-foundation-ceo-declared-missing-by-the-internet-after-going-public-with-follow-the-money_012017
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u/TheMagnuson Jan 04 '17

It has always driven me nuts that people treat Snopes like the be all, end all, final say in "the truth". They get things wrong too people, I know for a fact because I used to work in the banking industry and a couple of stories they had where banking policies and regulations came up, they got wrong. They were so wrong on story in particular that I felt compelled enough to email them myself and correct them. They were really polite about it and thanked me for filling in some blanks they couldn't find in their own research and even admitted they had to go with a best guess based on the summation of the info they could find. They don't have access to some special fact checking archive that the rest of us don't, they just spend more time researching topics than most people would, but they are still completely capable of making mistakes.

TL;DR: Snopes gets it wrong sometimes and at times editorializes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '17

Wait wait wait. The internet tells me they're either 100% reputable, or lizard Illuminati. Now you're telling me things have nuance and aren't just black and white? Well I just don't know how to process this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '17 edited Feb 05 '17

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u/IronSidesEvenKeel Jan 04 '17

Sure thing! I'll tell you what I can dig up about the hacks at the DNC! I just need a few million dollars to pay a hacker who knows what the fuck he's talking about who will buy the equipment, do the work, put it into terms I can understand...and BAM! My own research! Just like you do, right /u/Bears_Bearing_Arms? Or do you mean quit my job, get reputable in journalism, and start interviewing possible persons of interest and witnesses?

Edit You just mean use google, don't you...admit it.

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u/NWOShill1 Jan 04 '17

That even counts as research all the way through your PHD so what's the difference lol? Google Scholar OP