This is why conservative media outlets like the Daily Mail are 'unreliable' | Dana Nuccitelli
by Dana Nuccitelli from on (#2CGBA)
Journalists try to get facts right. Tabloid propagandists try to advance an agenda
Wikipedia editors recently voted to ban the Daily Mail tabloid as a source for their website after deeming it "generally unreliable." To put the severity of this decision in context, Wikipedia still allows references to Russia Today and Fox News, both of which display a clear bias toward the ruling parties of their respective countries.
It thus may seem like a remarkable decision for Wikipedia to ban the Daily Mail, but fake news stories by David Rose in two consecutive editions of the Mail on Sunday - which echoed throughout the international conservative media - provide perfect examples of why the decision was justified and wise.
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