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Re: A Credibility Use Case: Lessig v New York Times ("Clickbate Defamation")

From: Daniel Schwabe <dschwabe@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:44:52 -0300
Message-Id: <42B585B0-17CF-4544-8F17-7AA2EBDF8746@gmail.com>
Cc: Credible Web CG <public-credibility@w3.org>
To: "Siegman, Tzviya" <tsiegman@wiley.com>


> On 30 Aug 2021, at 17:21, Siegman, Tzviya <tsiegman@wiley.com> wrote:
> 
> Something to keep in mind as we work on this is that even respected and credible news sources are telling a version of the truth. I’m not commenting on whether the NYT was being truthful or not in their article, but I think it’s important to remember that credibility and truth are not the same thing. It is impossible (I think) to write a formula to detect the truth, especially since my version of the truth and your version of the truth might be different.
>  
Yes, I’ve argued the same thing in previous calls and emails. Furthermore, in practice, I don’t think “truth” really matters… See, for example, https://theintercept.com/2021/07/21/election-fraud-trump-preposterous/ <https://theintercept.com/2021/07/21/election-fraud-trump-preposterous/>.
But this is a long discussion…

Cheers
D



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