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We've had some trouble recently with posts from aggregator links like Google Amp, MSN, and Yahoo.

We're now requiring links go to the OG source, and not a conduit.

In an example like this, it can give the wrong attribution to the MBFC bot, and can give a more or less reliable rating than the original source, but it also makes it harder to run down duplicates.

So anything not linked to the original source, but is stuck on Google Amp, MSN, Yahoo, etc. will be removed.

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[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m not sure why it’s so hated. It’s a handy sanity check. By the way, it doesn’t know bbc.co.uk is BBC. It wants bbc.com.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

Looks like that may be a problem with the API, not the site or the bot.

Searching the site for bbc.co.uk correctly points to the BBC:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/?s=bbc.co.uk

I'll PM Rookie, maybe he needs to escape the search term or something.