Vedymin
Recruit
This is a thread where we try to find instances of incorrect information being promoted as true. Fake news can be hard to spot, but I have found it to be fun to read over Reddit every once and a while to see if I can spot anything that is off. For instance, from the Reddit front page today:
(https://archive.vn/mgV6E)
This was on top for a bit, with 115,000 upvotes. At the time of this posting it is still in the 4th spot on the front page. Just looking at the video, you can probably see why I instantly identified it as suspicious. The post claims that she was an anchor "on-air" who said things by mistake not realizing it was live. The lady in question just so happens to be in a strangely positioned panel on the left side of the video, and the normal fox news logo and headline text in front of her picture.
After digging a bit deeper I found the source of the video:
(https://archive.vn/wip/DPV1I)
As you can see, the Tweet says that this was filmed "off-air". So basicallly, I am smarter than 115,000 Reddit users... shocker right?
r/PublicFreakout - Fox News anchor doesn't realize she's live on air when a guest refuses to admit Joe Biden won the presidency
162,660 votes and 7,576 comments so far on Reddit
www.reddit.com
This was on top for a bit, with 115,000 upvotes. At the time of this posting it is still in the 4th spot on the front page. Just looking at the video, you can probably see why I instantly identified it as suspicious. The post claims that she was an anchor "on-air" who said things by mistake not realizing it was live. The lady in question just so happens to be in a strangely positioned panel on the left side of the video, and the normal fox news logo and headline text in front of her picture.
After digging a bit deeper I found the source of the video:
(https://archive.vn/wip/DPV1I)
As you can see, the Tweet says that this was filmed "off-air". So basicallly, I am smarter than 115,000 Reddit users... shocker right?