I just read that oil markets are being deliberately manipulated to drive prices higher and make the impact on the population worse. Before I share or act on it, I want to verify if it’s true.

What are your go-to methods or tools for fact-checking economic or political news? Also, which communities on Lemmy (or the wider fediverse) are best for this kind of thing?

Thanks for any tips!

  • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I get news from multiple countries. That helps.

    And I would like to suggest double down news.

    They seem legit. No click bait b.s. High quality journalism and they do their own research. Not just regurgitating “facts” from other less reputable news outlets.

    They don’t have a huge staff so they don’t write about every small topic but they do report on global events. https://www.doubledown.news/

    They are also on the social medias.

    Their statement.

    WE SERVE PEOPLE NOT POWER In an ever increasingly divided world, our job isn’t to drive people further apart with fear and fiction but bring them together with empathy and evidence Far too many Journalists sit comfortably trapped in their own bubble of privilege and power, talking to each other and the so-called political class, rather than serving the people they’re meant to inform.

    DDN is the antithesis of ego, personality and moral superiority. We prioritise people, ideas, evidence and community above all.

    • Aatube@piefed.socialEnglish
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      2 months ago

      note that this is a video channel that doesn’t seem to produce articles. every single piece on the frontpage is clickbait. Let’s see if they’re also BS.

      The End of Israel: The Ultimate Evidence
      You won’t see this on the BBC or CNN

      This is just what every Lemming knows about Israel already + “no apartheid could possibly endure”. The video ends on “When and how the system of ethnic supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean comes to an end is impossible to foresee, but end it will.”

      I see no original research.

      British Journalist UNCOVERS SHOCKING Iran War COVER-UP
      You won’t see this on the BBC or CNN
      Peter Oborne, US Politics, Global Politics

      This is just “British journalism is bad”, illustrated with examples from Daily Mail, Telegraph, BBC. I mean, you’re not wrong, but…

      No revelations here. The Guardian isn’t even mentioned and I think The Guardian is still pretty good.

      Domestic UK affairs are undeserving of the label “Global Politics” and absolutely not “US politics”.

      At this point I don’t want to analyze more videos. I’ll just post the headlines of the other four pieces on the frontpage.

      HE’S ACTUALLY DOING IT: Trump, Israel, and the End of the Global Economy
      The ULTIMATE Betrayal
      Richard Sanders - US Politics, Global Politics

      Lowkey EXPOSES Trump’s Iran War for Israel
      Lowkey EXPOSES Trump’s Iran War for Israel
      Lowkey - US Politics, Global Politics

      Iran War EXPOSED: The Video Trump Doesn’t Want You To See
      How Trump BETRAYED America for Israel
      Matt Kennard - US Politics, Global Politics

      Why Trump REALLY Attacked Iran
      The Chilling Truth Behind Trump’s Dark Agenda
      Lowkey - US Politics, Global Politics

      note this neat, website-exclusive disclosure:

      The views expressed in this video belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of DDN.

      unwilling to take accountability, DDN’s editorial board does not seem strong.

      • daannii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        That’s not the sort of content I encountered on YouTube. Now I’m thinking I sent the wrong link.

        okay I double checked cause I had a few videos saved

        Yeah I think I was mixed up.

        The icons are both Ds and I definitely mixed them up with each other.

        I just did a quick Google search to get the home page. And looked at the “about” and was like . Yeah that’s it. But I’m pretty sure I made a mistake. I didn’t mean to recommend ddN. But DW

        It’s DW news. Not DDW.

        https://youtube.com/@dwnews

        Yeah double down is clickbait. Like all of it. Yikes.