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The truth is out there

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Tommaso De Benetti

… thereby allowing us to develop original, well informed opinions?

A Denver-based startup called HowTru claims to have the solution. Whenever a HowTru user reads a story, he or she can either confirm or refute its validity. In time, the story will develop a veracity score visible to HowTru users indicating how reliable a specific source is.

This sounds great in theory, but I wonder how well it will work in practice. At best, it seems the majority of HowTru users will base their judgments …

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