Got banned from a book club subreddit for calling out a fake story
So I'm in this subreddit for a specific book club discussion, right? Someone posted this wild story about how their neighbor confronted them over reading a controversial book, and it got thousands of upvotes and awards. I've been a nurse for 6 years and I've worked night shifts in ERs, and some details in their story just didn't add up - like claiming a hospital security guard escorted them out over a book, which literally never happens. I called it out politely, just said 'hey that doesn't match my experience working in healthcare, are you sure this happened?' The mods banned me within an hour for 'promoting misinformation' even though I was just asking for proof. The kicker? Two days later someone fact-checked the whole thing and proved it was a creative writing exercise, but my ban never got lifted. Has anyone else noticed how some mods will protect fake stories just because they fit a certain narrative?