I think that there is a need here for the fact checking bot(I understand that a custom bot for health-related communities would be ideal, but even a general fact-checking bot is a step in the right direction).

Due to the sensitivity of the topics posted here,the fact checking bot could be very beneficial to remove the misinformation posts, which could be posted on the future.

The mod team could invite the bot that is used on the news communities.

What does the mod team here think?

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    3 months ago

    Example: The recent post that discusses taping your mouth to decrease snoring with a “linked study”.

    I personally think that is not a safe practice despite what the article says. Moreover, looking at the amount/percent of down votes and reading through all replies, I don’t see the value in a fact checking bot as the community members apply their own knowledge, critical thinking and personal opinions to the discussion, thus helping other community members form their own ideas of the “factfulness” of the initial post.

    How would a bot fact check this?