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I'm enjoying Lemmy so far, for the most part.

Everything here is pretty good save for the fact that all the news and politics I can find is dominated by the same few accounts.

Half or more of the accounts have a very clear agenda. They modify headlines. Lie. Spread disinformation. And generally are just extremely toxic groups.

It doesn't seem to be a secret here either. And moderators appear to have no interest in putting a stop to it.

So, where are you subbed to for reliable news and US/Global politics?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Clearly they're saying you should hop in a hot air balloon and travel around the world spotting breaking news with your own eyes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That would be lit, but my point was more like "news varies from deliberate lies to true but necessarily skewed content". Reddit is a great way to get a mix of the whole spectrum with no context.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, this entire thread has been a bit of an eye opener for me

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh wow hope you learned something!