# Is Breitbart a better news source than Rawstory?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777 "2020-03-02T09:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777/21 "2020-03-07T10:00:58Z")

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I’ll repeat what others have already asked; why read either? They’re both crap. You can get more information and entertainment from The Onion.

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**Author:** ![road\_lobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breitbart-a-better-news-source-than-rawstory/848777/22 "2020-03-07T13:17:37Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> But disabling JS is a mixed blessing. It also disables certain other kinds of content. I find that some (but not all) photos are blocked without JS. Commercial sites (like your bank account) typically require JS. Many sites load much faster without JS (because they load a lot less stuff), but some content may be missing.
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> ETA: Try it with AlterNet and RawStory too.

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>
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