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The same Israeli soldier has posted video clips showing soldiers arresting dozens of men, women and children who were stripped, blindfolded and handcuffed in areas across Gaza.

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[–] Maalus 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

"We couldn't find any instances od it failing fact checks" then why the fuck is it "a mixed factual check"?

[–] Linkerbaan 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're using a dude from "The Telegraph" in their criticism section.

The Telegraph is a right wing pro israel tabloid that tells you all you need to know.

MBFC is has some really pathetic sourcing for their "debunking".

On MBFC pro israel sites are highly factual, pro Palestinian sites are "mixed".

[–] snek 6 points 7 months ago

I am so close to waging a war on MBFC. Not a single one of them is actually an expert... And they think it's a "strength" that they made up an unscientific system to rate things.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wait media bias check is extremely biased???

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[–] snek 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Go to their website and read about their methods. You're in for a laugh.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it's great. But makes it more disappointing to see people actually using it/treating it like gospel

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

They use it as a weapon more than anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Because that entire site is just one guy’s opinion presented as if it were objective fact. The claims credibility of sources reflects the guy’s biases and opinions and nothing more.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you want an actual answer….

Middle East Monitor is a pretty small outlet, and not every source on MBFC has an extremely detailed report. It’s a valuable tool, but I would never call it definitive.

Ad Fontes doesn’t list them at all, which isn’t really surprising given the reach and size of MEMO.

Also, from MEMO’s website, they don’t try to be unbiased.

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There has been a growing need for supporters of, in particular, the Palestinian cause, to master the art of information gathering, analysis and dissemination. This requires well organised, focused and targeted operations. Such initiatives are virtually non-existent in the West today.

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Edit: Upon further reading, I can’t help but notice none of their articles have author names attached.