• geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 days ago

    An account belongs to a person and therefore has a reputation. This person holds a higher reputation than TheGuardian.

    I don’t blame you for not knowing every activist but TheGuardian doesn’t hold much authority with their poor reporting on Palestine.

    Mainstream news has done such a poor job reporting on Palestine they shouldn’t be ascribed any authority anymore.

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      3 days ago

      That’s unfortunately not how critical evaluation of information works.

      An account belongs to a person and therefore has a reputation. In some people’s eyes this person holds a higher reputation than The Guardian.

      You see the issue? And again, there’s no source to the tweet, it’s just a screenshot.

      Here’s an alternative source, as you have an aversion towards The Guardian despite it backing you up in this case:

      https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/172873

      https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/172876

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          I’m not criticising. I’m trying to help, you dafty!

          In the information age, and especially on a highly propagandised and emotionally charged topic like Israel/Palestine. None of us should be taking the face value of a screenshot without a source. I provided a source that backed up what your screenshot says. I chose The Guardian because it was the only news source I found without having to go onto X, because I have no interest in using that website if I can avoid it. Maybe in future you could source your screenshots so this waste of time doesn’t happen again.

          No good deed goes unpunished I guess.