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Arthur_Frain

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41. Would be nice if, as the community we long to be,

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 08:15 PM

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We could plainly label satire, or confine it to a particular forum, and mercilessly delete fake news, banning those who post it from posting again for a temporary period, with a 3 strikes and out rule for a longer ban.

It’s tough not to be snookered by fake news, and it’s going to get tougher. None of us can shirk responsibility for vigilance against it. Spreading misinformation and disinformation is reprehensible.

Way too much thoughtless reposting of video here with no summary, and too many who never check back.

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ATTN: all DU'ers who rec'd the OP about a Mamdani/kennedy interaction. [View all] niyad Monday OP

DURec leftstreet Monday #1

Thank you. niyad Monday #3

Kick. MontanaMama Monday #2

You are most welcome. Satire is one thing, fake news is deplorable. niyad Monday #4

Would be nice if, as the community we long to be, Arthur_Frain Monday #41

I don't really think a separate forum is necessary, just a healthy niyad Monday #44

mom said this ," be careful of what you read, see. and or hear. AllaN01Bear Monday #23

... Wednesdays Monday #33

That one and its variants crack me up! niyad Monday #36

I thought it sounded too dramatic to be true mcar Monday #5

That, and the fact that there was no video, just for starters. niyad Monday #6

Yeah, when have cable tv talking heads ever been at a loss for words? sop Monday #9

A most excellent point!!! niyad Monday #14

Yep, still up even after being asked by the admins to delete it MagickMuffin Monday #7

From what I gather from several responses in that thread, this was not niyad Monday #12

"It would have been a thing of beauty, had it been real." Which is why people fall for these things. WhiskeyGrinder Monday #8

Call me cynical. .the better something appears, especially in these insane niyad Monday #10

People want Democrats to be like TV show characters with perfect dialog and delivery, why they get so mad betsuni Monday #11

I do not understand what your post has to do with a fake news post. niyad Monday #13

It turned a Democrat into a fictional character. Fiction is not real, fake. OP is about fake news. betsuni Monday #15

sighhhhnh niyad Monday #17

They also too often expect the media to fulfill a fantasy role. Maru Kitteh Monday #18

Absolutely! betsuni Monday #20

Well, and it's not really their job to tell us what they think or worse yet, what Maru Kitteh Monday #31

I didn't even click on that one but thanks for pointing out fakery. I've told Mr. Maru, Maru Kitteh Monday #16

Being quite cynical, that is pretty much the way I try to do things. niyad Monday #19

I guess it's kind of always been true, right? It's just things are faster now Maru Kitteh Monday #21

You are quite correct. On the flip side, being able to find out the fakes niyad Monday #22

mom said this ," be careful of what you read, see and or hear. AllaN01Bear Monday #24

So very true! niyad Monday #40

Thanks niyad nt💗 Hope22 Monday #25

You are most welcome. niyad Monday #39

Thank you for the fact check. I looked and couldn't find it surfered Monday #26

It wasn't me. .other DU'ers found out very quickly, and kept posting niyad Monday #32

It's hard to absolutely prove a fake, except lacking proof that it exists. surfered Monday #34

Ad do I !!! niyad Monday #35

It's been self-deleted. At long last /nt progree Monday #27

Finally!!! niyad Monday #29

And thank you very much for the persistent pressure on that person in that thread /nt progree Monday #45

You are most welcome. A number of people in that thread tried. niyad Monday #46

Thanks orangecrush Monday #28

You are most welcome. Thank goodness we have so many alert, niyad Monday #30

Ha! Conjuay Monday #37

Now how could I possibly say that??? My beautiful Silver Girl would be niyad Monday #38

😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 a kennedy Monday #42

I think most people did. The fake good ole boy definitely needs niyad Monday #43