About The Riposte…
The media is a cesspool of bullshit. Our goal is to hunt down popular lies and questionable claims in an effort to end their perpetuation. — The Riposte
The Riposte is a non-partisan new media company that provides transparent analysis and commentary on political, cultural, and social issues.
Our distinctive approach aims to provide a unique value to anyone interested in rising above the bullshit that is prevalent within social media and mainstream media.
Special Column Overview
Popular Lies
This column hunts viral falsehoods that are being endlessly perpetuated on social media and/or in mainstream media channels. When a popular falsehood is discovered, our writers will provide a succinct analysis with supporting evidence and argumentation exposing the lie.
In other words, we identify bullshit and then let you know about it.
Why subscribe?
By subscribing to The Riposte, you are supporting independent, transparent, non-partisan analysis. You are contributing to writers that are committed to dispelling falsehoods. And you are showing mainstream media that they no longer have a monopoly on information.
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Our Values
Truth
Our guiding compass is truth. Or at least the search for truth. We might get some things wrong from time to time, but we will correct ourselves when that happens. Further, we will never make a truth claim that is unfounded. If the evidence is lacking, or if the argument just doesn’t make sense, we will refrain from making bold claims to truth.
Transparency
While speaking truthfully and identifying falsehoods is our primary goal, our efforts in this direction will be underpinned by a commitment to transparency. We will provide our sources whenever possible, and we will “show our work” through logical analysis. We don’t want to just tell you something is this or that way, we want to show you why we think it is that way. And if we recognize an internal bias, we will state that bias in the article. We want you to trust us, and that means admitting when we’re wrong, explicating our biases, etc.
Reality
Our commitment to reality goes hand-in-hand with our commitment to truth. We believe that there is a way the world is, and that we can speak in such a way that accurately describes or represents the way we find the world to be. In other words, there is a world that we all inhabit—this is our shared reality—and we can speak truthfully or falsely about that world. Our goal, then, is to speak in such a way that our words accurately describe some aspect of the world.
Non-Partisan
Our non-partisan stance is a natural consequence of our commitment to truth and reality insofar as truth and reality are non-partisan. Further, we don’t want to become a refuge for the right or the left. That being said, everyone has biases. We will do our best to recognize our own, and we will make these explicit wherever possible.
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