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> The Wall Street Journal is one of the most reputable sources for business journalism. Claiming that they would publish this article without proper vetting is ridiculous and equating it to "fake news" is shameful.

So WSJ is beyond reproach and criticism? WSJ has had problems in the past with their reporting. Nobody is beyond reproach, especially a company owned by rupert murdoch.

If you have an issue with the guy's comment, why not point that out instead of attacking him for being "shameful" for criticizing the wsj?

https://apnews.com/d71bf1b8c2304329866441ec4089760f

"It's Not Just The Editorial Page: Study Finds WSJ's Reporting On Climate Change Also Skewed"

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It's worrisome the social media campaign to quash criticism of the corporate media.

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Yes, the WSJ does make mistakes and, like all human creations, has some degree of underlying bias. However, it is generally a reliable and quality source of information.

The parent comment was edited so of course there's no way you could have known, but it had previously equated the WSJ to being no better than "fake news." I think a fair interpretation of "fake news" is inflammatory information that's intentionally misleading and has no ties to any sort of reality.

In this age of misinformation, I think it's important to support and recognize quality sources of information and education. Comparing the WSJ to a fake news publication is disrespectful and ignorant and I think it's worth calling out.

> The parent comment was edited so of course there's no way you could have known, but it had previously equated the WSJ to being no better than "fake news."

I didn't realize he said WSJ is fake news. That is a bit hyperbolic but that's his opinion and he's certainly entitled to it.

> In this age of misinformation, I think it's important to support and recognize quality sources of information and education

In the age of misinformation, it is more critical that we hold a light to established news sources. Especially those that people blindly accept on faith.

> Comparing the WSJ to a fake news publication is disrespectful and ignorant and I think it's worth calling out.

So what if it was disrespectful? That's his opinion. Why attack him for it? Should he attack you for blindly accepting the WSJ?

WSJ is just a company. Why are you so offended? There's plenty the WSJ did for people to disrespect it. Obviously there's plenty they did for you to respect it. Whatever happened to respecting each other opinions?

You can disagree with him without calling him ignorant and attacking the guy.

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