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		rdtwo on Nov 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Find Verified Journalists on Mastodon I would have like to see that verified means their bio in the profile is correct. As to why it matters, well sometimes you have to trust an expert, Time isn’t infinite and you can’t research every/many topics in enough detail to have a good critical understanding.

jakelazaroff on Nov 18, 2022 [–]

But it never purported to indicate expertise. The given rationale was "is this person who they say they are".

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