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Highlights From The Comments On The Media Very Rarely Lying

Scott Alexander addresses reactions to his claim that media rarely lies, exploring different interpretations of 'lying' and examining specific cases of alleged media deception.

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Jan 11, 2023 7,391 words 139 likes 426 comments Listen · 42 min Read Read

Fact Check: Do All Healthy People Have Mystical Experiences?

Scott fact-checks and disproves a claim that all healthy people have mystical experiences using SSC Survey data.

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Dec 23, 2022 384 words 186 likes 175 comments Listen · 4 min Read Read

The Media Very Rarely Lies

Scott Alexander argues that media rarely lies outright but often misleads through lack of context, making censorship of 'misinformation' problematic.

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Dec 22, 2022 1,749 words 582 likes 624 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read

Too Good To Check: A Play In Three Acts

Scott Alexander analyzes the evolving narrative around a news story about ivermectin overdoses in Oklahoma hospitals, illustrating how cognitive biases and media dynamics can distort information.

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Sep 6, 2021 2,567 words 336 likes 843 comments Listen · 19 min Read Read

Guided By The Beauty Of Our Weapons

Scott Alexander argues that true logical debate, rarely attempted, could be more effective in changing minds than commonly believed, and is necessary for long-term progress in distinguishing truth from falsehood.

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Mar 24, 2017 6,166 words 0 likes 181 comments Listen · 42 min Read Read

Links 12/16: The Site Before Christmas

A collection of interesting links covering various topics from Judaism and science to media bias and hate crime hoaxes, with Scott's commentary on each story.

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Dec 23, 2016 2,219 words 0 likes 585 comments Read Read

Lies, Damned Lies, And The Media (Part 6 of ∞)

Scott Alexander dissects and criticizes Breitbart's misleading use of statistics about illegal immigrant crime, emphasizing the need for better understanding and interpretation of data in political debates.

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Jan 15, 2016 2,391 words 0 likes 422 comments Read Read
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