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Fact-checking reduces the circulation of misinformation – we should not get rid of it (cepr.org)
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TLDR: It reduces the virality of misinformation by ~8% and increases article deletion.

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[-] realitista@lemmus.org 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fewer engagement is grammatically incorrect. Fewer shits is colloquially incorrect. If they want to be a pedant, they should at least know what the fuck they are talking about. If I were to try to improve it, I would change "less shits" to "less of a shit" but it's all slang anyway. Anyone suggesting such a correction is a wanker.

[-] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

Looked at their profile, the funnier thing is that basically every post they make is grammatically incorrect

[-] BossDj@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

I know, I was joking.

[-] Quibblekrust 1 points 3 months ago

Fewer shits is colloquially incorrect.

Not in my area. Fewer shits is correct.

If you want to use less, say "less of a shit".

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 3 months ago

Yes I think "less of a shit" is the right way (as I mentioned in the comment above).

Where do you live? UK?

[-] Quibblekrust 1 points 3 months ago

I live on the Isle of Quibble.

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 3 months ago

Ah that tracks

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