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Offline ironglow

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Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« on: January 27, 2011, 04:04:44 AM »
  I received an E-mail concerning a story about  "Atlanta flight  297" and how a man named Ted Petruna helped to eject some unruly Muslim passengers.  Of course, I decided to check with the "checkers", alrteady knowing they have a short leg which causes them to reel off toward the left.  I checked with Snopes and factcheck.org (run by leftist Annenburg foundation).
      Both of course tried to minimize the issue, which was well covered up by Homeland Defense.  While admitting part of the incident, they rejected parts..and disagreed with each other.  Can't they even get their stories straight ?
     The story;
   http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2009/12/03/what-happened-on-airtran-airways-flight-297/

    What Snopes and the govt claimed were disputed by actual on board witnesses...  So I guess we can either believe Snopes, factcheck and the govt..or the folks who were there.

     Again; does anyone know of a reliable, honest fact checking website ?
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2011, 04:07:44 AM »
  Local TV station which interviewed passengers claims Snopes, factcheck and the govt are ...'shading the truth'..

    http://www.wsbtv.com/news/21890438/detail.html

     I am not surprised, since many of us have long known that those two were leftie apologists..
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2011, 06:32:04 AM »
I have never had any faith in snopes, just somebody elses opinion. POWDERMAN.  :o :o
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2011, 12:42:57 AM »
Quote from: powderman on January 27, 2011, 06:32:04 AM
I have never had any faith in snopes, just somebody elses opinion. POWDERMAN.  :o :o


That is what I have been saying all along.
They have been proved wrong on more than one occasion!
Just because Snopes says it doesn't mean it's so!!!


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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2011, 02:56:52 PM »
Personally, I believe nothing I hear and only about half of what I see!  ;)
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2011, 03:54:41 PM »
Personally I doubt EVERYTHING, but am open to the possibility of pretty much ANYTHING!

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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2011, 05:42:48 PM »
Will Rogers always said that he only knew what he read in the newspaper and only believed half of that.
That may be a good formula that could apply to the "information" floating around on the internet, just
believe half of it.
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2011, 10:11:48 AM »
Next problem? Which half? ear
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2011, 10:23:12 AM »
There are two sides to every coin, most of the news media doesn't know that.
I think it's up to the individual to do his own fact checking. Then try to decide what is the truth.
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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2011, 10:33:38 AM »
Quote from: LONGTOM on January 28, 2011, 12:42:57 AM
Quote from: powderman on January 27, 2011, 06:32:04 AM
I have never had any faith in snopes, just somebody elses opinion. POWDERMAN.  :o :o


That is what I have been saying all along.
They have been proved wrong on more than one occasion!
Just because Snopes says it doesn't mean it's so!!!


LONGTOM


Same goes for the wikis'. They are known leftys and it shows when they avoid the truth or tone it down or make excuses for the truth if it doesn't fit a leftist view or exposes it's flaws. They are good for some information, but not to be trusted completely.

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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2011, 11:39:54 AM »
   I really didn't have great hopes on it  Saddlebum, I suspect those websites were actually designed and started by and for lefties, anyway...
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2011, 05:04:35 PM »
What people believe prevails over the truth.- SOPHOCLES

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Re: Is there a 'fair & balanced' site to check out rumors and urban legends ?
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2011, 09:53:21 PM »
  Crusty;
  In any case, unadulterated truth won't be found with Snopes... ;) :D
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