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Benedict Arnold

How reliable is Rolling Stone magazine?

I've never read it but from time-to-time see it quoted as a source for various subjects far beyond the entertainment industry. What's YOUR experience? Is it a trustworthy or is social and political commentary beyond its scope?

Posted - February 16, 2017
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  • Actually they have been  found numerous times to print unreliable or downright false information and never print retractions or corrections.
      February 16, 2017 2:15 PM MST
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  • That was the feeling I had. They were quoted as a source in an answer to one of my questions and I didn't think they were worth following up. Then I wondered if it was just my own prejudice, so I asked for opinions. 
      February 16, 2017 2:30 PM MST
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  • They're one of the weird ones.  When you can verify it with other sources they often have a very detailed report but on the flip they have on numerous occasions reported on things that turned out to be completely untrue. 
      February 16, 2017 2:58 PM MST
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  • Thanks, Glis. I'll put them back on my list of sources not to be trusted.
      February 16, 2017 3:05 PM MST
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  • Well, don't take my word for it.  They prolly still have a better average than me so.
      February 16, 2017 3:07 PM MST
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  • 2960
    Are they still around?

    #Dated
      February 16, 2017 2:15 PM MST
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  • They certainly have an on-line presence. I assume they're still publishing in print as well.
      February 16, 2017 2:31 PM MST
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  • 6988
    Well, their music- related interviews are OK, but their political related stuff is rather leftist. Just like celebrities.
      February 16, 2017 2:16 PM MST
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  • Thanks, bh. 
      February 16, 2017 2:31 PM MST
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  • On a scale of 1 to Trump, they're a 1
      February 16, 2017 5:04 PM MST
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  • Brilliant! That got a laugh from the Didgina, too. 
      February 16, 2017 5:39 PM MST
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  • They are as unreliable as Breitbart and The Salon. They are pretty far left-wing and have been known to produce inaccurate articles/lie.
      February 16, 2017 5:09 PM MST
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  • That's almost a consensus opinion, Jeremy. Thanks. 
    Next time I read it will be the first and, clearly, there's not likely to be a next time. :)
      February 16, 2017 5:40 PM MST
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  • They are okay when they stick to music, but o often disagree with their critiques of artists and their music. 
      February 16, 2017 6:00 PM MST
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  • It is one of the media with a leftist bias, and it has lies and practices other forms of deception to support that bias.
      June 10, 2017 1:38 PM MDT
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