Coronavirus and Credibility
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This opens a flank to bullshitters, and in the matter of bullshit they will outperform anyone else, since that's their ground.
In my view of a non-fake-news world, journalists would always (1) provide a link to independent sources where possible.
(1) if possible, i.e. when it doesn't endanger someones life.