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Final-Fan on 21 May 2017
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monocle_layton said:
Final-Fan said:

The leaks themselves are not biased, being mere data.  I will even go so far as to stipulate that the Wikileaks organization does not have bias in releasing some data and not other data.  But that doesn't mean there isn't bias in what data is leaked to them:  the bias of the leakers and the bias of what happens to be leakable. 

Just as long as you stay aware of this you should be fine. 

I get that the leakers themselves can be biased. However, if I am simply presented with some leaks from Wiki/liveleaks, ignoring anyone's opinions will prevent any bias from seeping into the sources. The only bias which can impact it is mine.

Right:  but the data you look at might paint a one-sided picture not because the situation is one-sided but because one side is leaking more stuff to Wikileaks. 



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