• MurrayL@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Avoid taking your phones in the bathroom, as it can expose you to radiation and increase your chances of haemorrhoids.

    Emphasis mine, but seeing this made me immediately discount this site as a reputable source.

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      Piefed has a little red icon next to the source which recommends checking MBFC for its credibility.

      Overall, we rate New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) Right-Center Biased and questionable due to the promotion of propaganda, poor sourcing techniques, a lack of transparency and several failed fact checks.

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      6 hours ago

      It’s AI slop

      The random single mention of radiation tells me this is just another AI blurp

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      10 hours ago

      I went into my bathroom and it was full of electromagnetic radiation and 5G. Checkmate, atheists

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      11 hours ago

      That came out of nowhere after a bunch of already known but reasonable advice. Was it written by AI and not checked for misinformation, or is it just spreading the cell phone radiation misinfo in an organic, human way, I wonder?

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        7 hours ago

        I don’t sense any human touch in the article’s writing. I think the whole thing is generated.

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    13 hours ago

    Hah! Before smart phones I used to sit on the toilet just as long as I do now reading magazines or books.

    Never had haemorroids.

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      But only the toilet has an open hole in the middle for your butt to hang down through, and you’re usually not spending any time trying to push out a turd on any seat that’s not a toilet.