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This article has been mentioned by a media organization: D'Anne Witkowski (September 14, 2022). "Creep of the Week: Libs of TikTok". Out in Jersey. Retrieved September 17, 2022. Now, if you're old like me, you might be wondering why an account called Libs of TikTok is on Twitter and not, say, only TikTok. All I can tell you is that the world is a multifaceted digital hellscape. Wikipedia explains it better: "Libs of TikTok is a far-right Twitter account owned by former real estate worker Chaya Raichik. The account reposts content created by liberals, leftists, and LGBT people on TikTok and on other social media platforms, often with hostile, derogatory, or mocking commentary." Wiki Loves Pride This article was created or improved during Wiki Loves Pride, 2022.Wiki Loves PrideWikipedia:Wiki Loves PrideTemplate:Wiki Loves Pride talkWiki Loves Pride articles

Chaya Raichik is about to be sued by a drag queen whom she defamed with doctored material. She spread the fake video even after it had been debunked by media and authorities clarified no crime was depicted in it. She has never deleted the slanderous tweet, though. And she's spread fake news before, some instances of which are already explained in the entry. What are you all's opinions? Peleio Aquiles (talk) 17:59, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we have any sources which talk about a disinformation operation, remember it isn't the same thing as spreading disinformation. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:03, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No because it is not disinformation and honestly this whole article is siting a left wing source with no proof or evidence. It has been reveal as of rachak's instagram that there has beeen no bomb threat and the local police also did not know what happened. The narrative was an attempt to defame rachiak ExperimentXOfficial (talk) 02:57, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What are you even talking about? If it's about the bomb threat to the Boston Children's Hospital, an arrest has already been made in connection to that. And police have already confirmed that, actually, dozens of bomb threats have been made against that target following Chaya Raichik's posts. You're either confused or lying, and you should not be allowed to edit this entry. Peleio Aquiles (talk) 12:35, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing you (ExperimentXOfficial) wrote here is true. Please stick to facts. Jibal (talk) 01:16, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Raichik remained anonymous until her identity was revealed in April 2022 by both software developer Travis Brown and Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz. Some conservatives accused Lorenz of doxxing as a result, while others defended Lorenz from criticism

You can't give a 1:1 description of doxing and then claim that it wasn't. recentlyryan RecentlyRyan 09:49, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia repeats what reliable sources report, which in this case is that it is disputed whether the reveal was doxxing. It would be original research to assert that the report was doxxing based on our own interpretation of the circumstances. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 09:54, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It needs to be included in the entry that Chaya Raichik has a long history of posting people's personal and employment information online to provoke harassment from her followers, something that Taylor Lorenz never did to her, and that she only stopped so doing after lawyering up. It is not neutral to write line after line describing her and her followers whining about her being "doxed", when her own blatant participation in this practice is left without acknowledgement. Peleio Aquiles (talk) 17:52, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

yes, on wikipedia "neutrality" means "as far left as we can make it" these days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6080:A000:721E:E83F:799B:7352:9277 (talk) 13:20, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the block at the top. Comments like this do nothing to help improve the article. You are of course entitled to have opinions about Wikipedia, but this is not a discussion forum so take them elsewhere. Jibal (talk) 01:24, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since Korny won't let me edit his tendentious title, I'll leave this here as proof that he was likely spreading disinformation when he excitedly came to announce that the shooter is "non-binary":

Xavier Kraus, a neighbor of the accused shooter, said he and his girlfriend lived across the hall from Aldrich and their mother until September. Kraus said they mostly played video games together, often in Aldrich’s apartment.

Aldrich would occasionally express hateful attitudes toward people, Kraus recalled.

Kraus said he specifically remembered one time “Aldrich vocalized verbally” that they “did not like or slash hated the gays. Using a derogatory term for them.” He added that many other “outbursts” were “racial.”

Aldrich was “not someone I would have around my gay friends,” Kraus said. He said the alleged shooter never mentioned they were non-binary.

(Source) Peleio Aquiles (talk) 16:48, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I put "non-binary" in quotes, because I was quoting the shooter. Korny O'Near (talk) 04:18, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Has nobody here anything better to do than edit-war over a talk page section heading? ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 17:59, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Enough warring @Horse Eye's Back:, this is not the one. --Pokelova (talk) 17:03, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note of general interest (not yet usable on Wikipedia), that the defense attorney seems to be referring to the suspect exclusively with he/him pronouns. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 19:29, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How is LoTT primarily disinformation when all of its content are reposts of other people's videos? Is the "disinformation" you're talking about simply LoTT's summarization of the video via opinion/editorialization? If that's the case, most news websites are guilty of the same thing, as headlines are often exaggerated/misleading to paint a narrative. LoTT is not creating issues out of thin air; at most they are exaggerated summaries of a video that leads to LoTT drawing some conclusion based off opinion. It is by no means a news social media account, another reason why calling it a disinformation account is a stretch. And as said above, even if LoTT is guilty of disinformation, is there genuinely enough for it to be seen as an account that spreads *primarily* disinformation (as it is in the very first sentence of the opening)? 24.156.179.25 (talk) 01:49, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

all of its content are reposts of other people's videos this is blatantly false. Agree that describing the account as disinformation may be a bit much, though I would still mention it in the first paragraph (something along the lines of "the account has been known to spread disinformation"). Elli (talk | contribs) 01:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Then the rest of its content would be essentially be political/cultural commentary, correct? 24.156.179.25 (talk) 02:02, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That Chaya Raichik is a distributor of disinformation is more than adequately sourced in the article. Zaathras (talk) 02:05, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, we have excellent sourcing attesting that she has spread disinformation. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 22:36, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whether or not she has spread disinformation is not the point. The point is how *much* disinformation has to be spread in order for the account be deemed as a disinformation account; thus putting that in the very first sentence of the article? If it just takes one instance, that could apply to virtually every social media account. There has to be proof her account is used to *frequently* spread disinformation, and based on her tweets, they primarily seem to be sharing of TikToks with her opinionized summary of the video. And you would also need to distinguish a wrong opinion from disinformation; perhaps this article (and many others) conflates the two. 24.156.179.25 (talk) 01:45, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Asked and answered. Zaathras (talk) 01:53, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not really actually. Just because articles say LoTT is a disinformation account doesn't mean it automatically is. What is their criteria for calling it so? These articles are often partisan which do sway credibility. There is no basis as to how frequent "disinformation" has to be in order for the account to be considered a disinformation account. If I tweeted 2 + 2 = 5 on twitter does that make my account a disinformation account?

Also saying LoTT reposts content with "hostile/derogatory commentary" is simply hyperbolic. Most of the time the commentary is more or less neutral. Take this tweet for instance, nothing hostile here. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1598034705164926976?s=20&t=js3vQTejA9Hyh49WhqtFhQ

That sentence in the article makes it seem as if every tweet is of that nature, when in reality, yes while you can see some partisanship/opinionated view from the tweets, they are not outright "inflammatory". As I've reiterated, a simple opinion of others' content is not inherently derogatory. There is little to no actual commentary made by LoTT, instead there are mostly summaries with, again, slight partisanship after some analyzation. 24.156.179.25 (talk) 02:06, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Just because articles say LoTT is a disinformation account doesn't mean it automatically is." If the sources are reliable, then as far as Wikipedia is concerned, it does mean that. Everything else you're saying is just your own opinion, which is irrelevant. We follow the sources, period. --Pokelova (talk) 02:15, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

But that's part of the problem. The sources are "reliable" as long as they don't lean right. If they lean left (such as Media Matters) more often than not Wikipedia will find them a-OK to use. Meanwhile sites like the New York Post & Daily Wire are seen as far-right disinformation sources. There is no objective "reliability" when it comes to politics as it is not math or science. Maybe one day NYP & DW will be seen as reliable enough to be used on this website, and then these sources can be used to counter the narrative that LoTT is some hate machine only used to spread false information (rather than opinion). 24.156.179.25 (talk) 02:25, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We don't judge sources by the ideology they lean to, but rather if they have a history and reputation for accuracy, fact-checking, and such. That most reliable sources lend to lean left and many right-leaning ones are deemed unreliable is just a reflection of the real-world situation that "reality has a well-known liberal bias". Zaathras (talk) 02:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Take it up with WP:RS/Noticeboard, talk pages of individual articles aren't really the place for this discussion. --Pokelova (talk) 02:36, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This seems like you disagree with how Wikipedia determines a source is reliable, not with the specifics of this article. if that's the case, then the proper place for this discussion is over at WT:RS or WP:RSN, not here on this specific talk page. On this page, we are tasked with applying those policies and guidelines to this article, not with rewriting policies to fit what we want in the article. — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 19:26, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's part of it, sure, but mostly using left-leaning sources (which do include their biases) lead to violating WP:NPOV. It can't be neutral if almost entirely all the sources used are against LoTT. 24.156.179.25 (talk) 22:29, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

With all due respect, this is not how WP:NPOV works, despite its perhaps somewhat misleading name. NPOV means means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic. That does not mean we strive for any sense of false objectivity or "fairness." If something gets a reception in the reliable sources with a notable angle, it should have it on Wikipedia as well. That's what you are seeing here. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 22:32, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia isn't The New York Times; we don't give equal validity to any and all opposing viewpoints. No actual leftist would say that mainstream sources like The Washington Post and the CBC are left-leaning either. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 12:55, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Washington Post and CBC are both obviously left-leaning, but they're considered reliable sources, which is what matters here. Still, referring to Libs of TikTok as a "disinformation Twitter account" is ridiculous, and doesn't even reflect what the sources say. A few articles do say (I think incorrectly) that Libs of TikTok includes disinformation, but none of them refer to it as a "disinformation Twitter account" - a phrase that would seem to imply that this Twitter account exists in order to deliberately mislead. Korny O'Near (talk) 14:22, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You understand that the difference between misinformation and disinformation is whether or not the misleading is deliberate, correct? You don't get to disagree with the sources, you can only offer other sources. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:50, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I do disagree with some of the sources, but that's not the relevant issue here. A few sources do say that LoTT has provided disinformation, but none (as far as I know) have called LoTT a "disinformation account" - a much stronger accusation. I think Wikipedia alone, at the moment, is making that claim. Korny O'Near (talk) 16:36, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Its either not relevant or its the core of your argument... It can't be both. How is that a stronger accusation? It seems like a different way of stating the same thing, a "disinformation account" = "an account which publishes disinformation," no? Horse Eye's Back (talk) 17:01, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, just like (to take an anodyne example) "singer" does not mean "anyone who has ever sung in front of an audience". This is a massive accusation, and it needs extremely good sourcing, as opposed to the current extremely weak sourcing, which is a few articles that put "Libs of TikTok" and "disinformation" in the same sentence. (The WaPo article doesn't even actually say that Libs of TikTok has committed disinformation, though it does imply it.) Korny O'Near (talk) 17:19, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just because articles say LoTT is a disinformation account doesn't mean it automatically is. What is their criteria for calling it so?

We don't deal with what "is", nor with what criteria RS use for deciding what to write. We take RS to be just that: reliable sources. Jibal (talk) 01:33, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This entire article copiously reeks of left-wing and anti-conservative bias. A far cry from neutrality. These types of slants are becoming increasingly common in Wikipedia and are inflicting significant harm on the site's overall reputation. CandleinDarkness (talk) 09:15, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And frankly, this article is a borderline defamatory hit piece. CandleinDarkness (talk) 09:21, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Everything in this article is backed by reliable sources. There's no defamation taking place here. — Czello 09:27, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

does "reliable" mean that it came from cnn or daily beast? because that is not neutral or reliable. it has been proven that cnn is a far left news organization which intentionally slants media, same with washington post and new york times. if you only claim that cnn is "neutral" and claim that fox is not equally as unbiased, then you are defaming intentionally groups. check out allsides media bias chart. cnn, nyt, vox, etc are far left, washington post is fairly left, rcp, new york post, washington times, those are less biased than cnn, nyt, wp, hp, etc. 2603:6080:A000:721E:E83F:799B:7352:9277 (talk) 13:25, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First, please take note of WP:NLT. Secondly, have you considered that allsides may have something of its own agenda? Or does the fact that it gives you answers you like mean you trust it? Either way, Happy Friday! Dumuzid (talk) 13:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bias is not equivalent to how far away from the centre you are. The allsides media chart itself acknowledges this. Wikipedia determines which sources are reliable based on their historic accuracy, not on their slant. 58.178.108.163 (talk) 17:09, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Actually this is untrue, though it is untrue because of an unsourced statement that seems to be conservative-biased. There is a claim in the account suspensions section that on December 9 it was revealed that "twitter operated with bias" in suspending the account, and cites a source that does not support this. The Al Jazeera article is focused on how reach was affected, and only mentions that conservative accounts tended to be affected (which isn't what bias is). In fact the article is just saying that a journalist concluded there were blacklists, and that Musk still thinks that twitter is biased. 58.178.108.163 (talk) 16:31, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was planning on bringing that up actually, I believe you are correct that that addition is not entirely supported by the source. @Domiy:, would you care to comment as the person who added it? --Pokelova (talk) 16:44, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would wager the essence of the article can be conveyed by removing the statement of bias, and just leaving the proceeding statement on Musk's beliefs, which would convey that there is an opinion among conservatives that internal documents show that LOTT and other conservative accounts were treated with bias. 58.178.108.163 (talk) 17:05, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the block at the top. While you are entitled have such opinions, expressing them here does nothing to improve the article. This is not a blog; please take blog-like comments elsewhere. Jibal (talk) 01:37, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're all correct, I would say - this article does contain a good amount of bias and even defamation, though in most cases it is indeed backed by reliable sources. It's actually a relatively small number of sources that are responsible for most of the falsity: two articles by Taylor Lorenz in the Washington Post, this article by Chris Persaud in the Palm Beach Post, and this article by Jeremy Stahl in Slate, are each referenced 20 or more times. They all state pretty conclusively that Libs of TikTok is anti-gay, and refers to all gay people are groomers (and the Slate article also says the account hates "city dwellers" and black police victims). I believe all of these are false. Let me provide one example of how shoddy (to the point of defamatory) this journalism is. This article currently states that Libs of TikTok has referred to schools as "government-run indoctrination camps" for the LGBT community. It cites two articles, one in The Times and the other one of the infamous Taylor Lorenz articles. I can't read the Times one, but the WaPo one clearly states that LoTT referred to schools as “government run indoctrination camps” for the LGBTQ+ community. That's all the proof we need, right? Thankfully, the WaPo article directly links to the post in question, a now-deleted tweet that holds a TikTok video of a "preschool pride parade", with the caption "Stop sending your kids to government run indoctrination camps". So, is this tweet stating that all schools are government-run indoctrination camps? Or just that schools that hold gay pride parades for 4-year-olds are government-run indoctrination camps? We may never know for sure, but the Washington Post brazenly picks the least charitable interpretation and runs with that. I believe we have an obligation to exercise some editorial discretion, recognize bad journalism when it's this obvious, and put these claims in their proper context, maybe most importantly by taking things out of wikivoice. Korny O'Near (talk) 14:44, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Korny -- how in heaven's name in any universe is your example wrong, or much less "defamatory"? The Post language says She also purported that adults who teach children about LGBTQ+ identities are “abusive,” that being gender-nonconforming or an ally to the LGBTQ+ community is a “mental illness,” and referred to schools as “government run indoctrination camps” for the LGBTQ+ community. The post from LoTT said Stop sending your kids to government run indoctrination camps over a post from a preschool. There is literally zero interpretation in the Post quote. It doesn't matter if LoTT intended a few discrete schools, some subset of schools, or all schools, precisely because all of those same ranges could apply to the language used by the Post. Dumuzid (talk) 14:55, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's the silliest form of verbal trickery; I think everyone knows that "all schools" is implied. Here's a random example: do you believe that some people in Norway are criminals and degenerates? If you do, can we have it on record that you have "referred to Norwegians as criminals and degenerates"? Korny O'Near (talk) 15:33, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Korny, it is the exact same ambiguous language. Your magical simultaneous mind reading of both LoTT and the Washington Post is not a reason to change a Wikipedia article. Dumuzid (talk) 15:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If the Washington Post writes something that you admit is ambiguous, why do we need to quote it at all? Especially when it's so easily prone to misinterpretation? Korny O'Near (talk) 15:53, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Because it's a reliable source's interpretation of an undoubted statement by the article subject. Whether referring to a few schools, many schools, or all schools, calling them "indoctrination camps" seems notable and worthy of inclusion. Dumuzid (talk) 15:56, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, any of those specific statements would be notable. But if, as you claim, the Washington Post's statement is ambiguous and we don't know which of those they mean, it seems awfully confusing to just put that wording out there (in wikivoice!) and let each reader decide what it means. Our goal is to inform, not obfuscate. Korny O'Near (talk) 16:20, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

But it's ambiguous because the source statement is ambiguous, as you said initially. When a source statement is ambiguous, it make sense that the reporting would be so as well . I went in to this thinking "well, Korny says 'defamatory,' must be something there." But it's about the furthest thing from. Dumuzid (talk) 16:32, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I do think it's defamatory (and unambiguous, and incorrect). You clearly think it's ambiguous. Either way, it doesn't belong in its current form. The philosphy of "If a reliable source says something confusing, put it in wikivoice without further explanation, to pass on the confusion to readers" is silly, and I think contrary to Wikipedia principles. Korny O'Near (talk) 16:36, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

When you have consensus for that change, go ahead and make it. Dumuzid (talk) 16:38, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hang on, you're saying that because the source isn't as accurate as possible, it should be ignored? That is surely a greater obfuscation. Additionally, the Post is being no more general than LOTT - their original post is not being specific. They use a preschool as an example, then say to "stop sending your kids to indoctrination camps". This latter part is imprecise language as much as the Post's language was. If it's obvious the Post is referring to all schools then it's just as obvious that LOTT is too. There's no reason for us to think they aren't referring to primary schools or high schools that teach the same things.

But I disagree strongly that saying someone referred to schools as indoctrination camps reads as "they think all schools are indoctrination camps." Regardless I don't see how this is indicative of strong bias, it's very slightly ambiguous but it's not going to be significant unless you think that referring to a subset of schools as indoctrination camps is much more sane than thinking all of them are. In liue of better sources the alternative would be leaving this information out which would be far worse. 58.178.108.163 (talk) 16:45, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What, in your view, is the important information that readers should know about Libs of TikTok, based on this nine-word tweet? Korny O'Near (talk) 17:40, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well content guidelines aside:

As you rightly imply, there is limited information in this tweet. That's why this tweet is only being used as an example of the account's rhetoric as well as how it targets schools. In the context of this article, the statement that is apparently derived from this is also being used as an example - The first sentence in the paragraph sets up the point that the account "promotes conservatism and anti-lgbt rhetoric". It is not so relevant that they think a specific subset of schools are indoctrination camps, but rather that they are using this language at all to describe schools that give support for LGBT issues. It additionally serves as an example of the language that, as mentioned elsewhere in the article, RS's believe encourage harassment.

It would be inappropriate to flag this as a single example, since 200+ educational groups/individuals have been named by the account. If you can find a source stating that such attacks tend to be against certain schools e.g. Schools in democratic states, that could be a good way to ensure that readers don't see this as an anti-school thing.58.178.108.163 (talk) 00:52, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by It would be inappropriate to flag this as a single example - are you saying that it doesn't make sense to use this tweet as an example, given its ambiguity? If so, I agree. Korny O'Near (talk) 01:45, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumuzid I made this change to promote the most basic policy of wikipedia, Neutrality. It is unanimously agreed that wikipedia does not have an opinion, that sentance in the lead appears to be opinionated or sided. PerryPerryD Talk To Me 17:52, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

With all due respect, WP:NPOV says that neutrality for our purposes means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic. Wikipedia should have the opinion(s) of the reliable sources. If you can get consensus for this change (maybe you can), then it's certainly warranted. I don't think it's an improvement, but I am just one editor. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 17:54, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that the sentance in its current state can be taken as Wikipedia being directly against the subject in question. PerryPerryD Talk To Me 17:57, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's fair, but I believe differently. As such, we have to trust to the wisdom of consensus. Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 17:58, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality is not both-sideism. It is not a breach of the website's impartiality rules to identify conspiracy theories and harassment as such. At the basis of Wikipedia's current politics entries, are the news articles published in reliable sources, and if these articles have no compunctions about describing Libs of TikTok as an anti-LGBT account that drives harassment against its targets, then neither should Wikipedia.

And just one more thing: when news broke out that police was investigating a bomb threat against the Boston Children's Hospital, Raichik repeatedly claimed the threat must have come from a "leftist troll" who was trying to get her suspended. Unsurprisingly, it turned out she was wrong about the identity of the would-be bomber, but her posts showed she understands very well the connection between her posts and the violence that subsequently reaches her targets. So, it would be nice if all of Wikipedia's editors remained as clear-minded about Libs of TikTok's impact as Raichik herself is. Peleio Aquiles (talk) 18:21, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove "far right" and "anti-lgbtq". The Twitter page is neither. 23.28.6.108 (talk) 00:14, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done. Please provide a Reliable Source stating that. –Daveout(talk) 00:18, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. Peleio Aquiles (talk) 18:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is there actually a reliable source stating that Libs of TikTok is an anti-LGBT Twitter account? If so, I haven't seen it. There certainly are reliable references for it being a far-right Twitter account, but I haven't seen any for calling it anti-LGBT. Korny O'Near (talk) 01:47, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Slate article I recently added explicitly calls it anti-trans, and basically all of the coverage focuses on it's anti-lgbt activity. I do not think calling it an anti-lgbt account is a leap. --Pokelova (talk) 04:36, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There are two Slate articles cited - this one from April 2022, and this one from December 2022. Interestingly, they both say that Libs of TikTok includes anti-trans content - the first mentions "anti-trans missives", while the second mentions "anti-trans activity" - but neither one actually says that the account itself is anti-trans. (The second one does call it an "Anti-Trans Hate Account" in its headline - which is what you may have been referring to - but headlines don't count.) "Anti-trans" is of course not the same as "anti-LGBT", but it still would appear that there's not a single reliable source calling Libs of TikTok either one of those. Korny O'Near (talk) Korny O'Near (talk) 15:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree, Anti-Trans is very much anti LesbianGayBisexualTrans PerryPerryD Talk To Me 15:45, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This not the first time you've made this argument that anti-LGBTQ can't be reduced to any of the constituent letters, consensus was against you last time and is against you this time. Drop the stick. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:05, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]