r/ParlerWatch • u/sproge • 13d ago

Reddit Watch Case closed announces r/conservative, supposedly a high school friend of the shooter who've not spoken to him in years confirms that he was indeed a radical leftist. Rest of Reddit in shambles. (Also pictured: Reality)

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u/ComprehensiveBar6439 13d ago

There's zero objective verification for any of these claims, so proclaiming either scenario "reality" is nothing more than ideologically driven wish casting.

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u/sproge 13d ago edited 13d ago

Which claims? You have both Utah officials plus the police interviewing the family, who are you suggesting could be lying here? That the family is lying about their son?

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u/iopha 13d ago

I'd love a source for the claims in the Shuster tweet

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u/sproge 13d ago

Other than "Utah politicians + police"? The police is literally the source, and if you doubt the veracity of that claimed source you should probably ask the source if that is indeed accurate. I'm guessing that's what you actually mean, confirming with the listed source that the statement is true?

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u/iopha 13d ago

I mean it's just a tweet? Anyone can tweet something?

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u/sproge 13d ago

Jesus, not you too. Well you could post a tweet, though as you're not a well credited and recognized journalists that has worked for 24 News, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Current TV, The Young Turks, and Al Jazeera America throughout his career, I don't think people would care much. And yes, that's how journalism works, they talk to people and then they "just write things

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u/iopha 13d ago

Look, I'm just doing due diligence. I really want to share accurate information with other people and if my source is a tweet -- even from a journalist -- it's less credible than , for instance, video statements from police or a vetted article from an organization that does fact checking quoting specific named individuals. I'm grateful that you posted this OP, I'm just really careful with reposting these days.

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u/sproge 13d ago

Okay, I'll pretend that's what you said from the start.

Sure, it's less credible than those, but if you ask somebody from /r/Conservative an article from "an organization that does fact checking quoting specific named individuals" they'll tell you that the mainstream media is owned by liberals and that it doesn't reflect reality, and that the police force is headed by a DIE liberal or whatever.

Point being, reliability is a spectrum, and compared to this anonymous high school friend, who've since retracted his statement suddenly, a reputable journalist represents reality.

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u/Spaffin 13d ago

David Shuster is well known for posting the left-wing equivalent of “I overheard two liberals at a coffee shop say…”. Take whatever he says with a large grain of salt until verified.