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Which news sources do you actually trust? (lemmy.ml)

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In this post-truth media landscape, what news sources/publications do you use & trust the most, and why?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

None in isolation.

CBC is a pretty reliable go-to although they're more than a bit pandering these days. BBC is similar. Al Jazeera is pretty reliable for things not related to Islam and Palestine in particular (although they're not as biased as they could be). AP is fairly neutral. Aside from that, it's non-legacy Canadian sources like the Walrus and the Tyee, which all have their problems but are good at exposing reality.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Al Jazeera is infinity more reliable on Palestine then BBC or AP are, though.