That $50 "fact-checking" service I tried on a viral claim about vaccines

I paid $50 to a website that promised to verify a chain message going around our town Facebook group about a supposed vaccine ban. They just copied Wikipedia and left out the key source links. Has anyone else spotted these paid verification services that are just repackaging old debunked stuff?

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taylor_patel3mo ago

...and honestly the whole thing felt like they just googled it and added a logo. I got a 3 page PDF that was basically a Wikipedia article with different fonts. No sources, no original research, just "the CDC says" without linking to anything. $50 for a fancy looking report that told me less than a quick Snopes check would have.

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the_sean3mo ago

You heard about some guy who paid for a service like that and it turned out the "fact checkers" never even checked the original study they were citing, right?

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quinnm773mo ago

Ngl that's exactly what I'd expect from those services honestly.

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