• lennybird@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Unverified? Yes. Corroborating some of what we already know? Also yes.

    Proven fake? Definitely not. That is unless you are to believe the word of Republicans and Trump.

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      Proven fake? Definitely not.

      Thats not how the burden of proof works. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

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        2 hours ago
        • Ad Ignorantiam fallacy states otherwise.

        • “Fake” is itself an assertion requiring evidence, independent from stating neutrality, e.g., “We don’t know whether it is true or not.”

        • Also, circular-reasoning fallacy: Who says they’re extraordinary claims within the context of what we already know?