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nodumbunny t1_j3z0kxy wrote

Reply to comment by Proof-Variation7005 in Sad news — Missing Brown University Student Found Dead by lestermagnum

The ProJo is now reporting it, so if we didn't already know GoLocal makes things up, we do now. In their rush to be the first to "report news" they got several things wrong (when he was found, who found him, the spelling of his name ...) Brown was trying to respect the family, and legit news sources were waiting for actual information to report. Neither seems to be a requirement for GoLocal.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j3z3pdt wrote

I’m guessing they got half a story from a cop and tried to mad lib it? Like, cyclist killed but he wasn’t on a road must mean the bike path

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nodumbunny t1_j3z4woo wrote

No, his friends who were searching for him thought he was on the bike path. That was posted here and on FB in their efforts to search for him. GoLocal scrapes social media for "news".

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