Tangle News is slow-moving but (so far) solidly objective. They take GREAT pains for maximum transparency. In this case they’re transparent about how they try to create transparency!
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On Friday, we identified Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) as (R-NC). This error came as the result of our editors testing out a tool to prevent misidentifying errors — again — and the error persisted despite multiple editors confirming that Hawley was identified correctly in our draft. Our testing process on these errors has now produced more errors than it has caught and we are scrapping the project.
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Programmers encounter the same problem. Debuggers and compiler error warnings are often wrong or meaningless, requiring a second level of checking or just common sense. Previous item illustrates the same problem with my own senile mind. I appreciate journalists who are actually trying to check their errors, and I especially appreciate journalists who recognize when the fact-checker is worse than the original! The latter is a SERIOUS problem right now.
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1/7: Done. Out of there. It wasn’t especially enjoyable, and my one civil comment was bashed nastily by a standard-brand screeching neocon. Allowing ferocious mockery is NOT how you gain trust.
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