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"Fact checking" causes more problems than it solves. One man's truth is another man's falsehood. One man's racism is another man's plain speaking.

Best to apply any moderation as minimally as possible. Tag posts which cause arguments as "controversial" and leave it at that.



> One man's truth is another man's falsehood.

That's just silly. Some facts are incontrovertible. Do you really think there's any room for disagreement that the earth is round, or that water freezes at 0 degrees C?

> One man's racism is another man's plain speaking.

There's no room in this world for racism, and you shouldn't be trying to defend it here - or anywhere.




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