November 23, 20169 yr Inside a Long Beach Web operation that makes up stories about Trump and Clinton: What they do for clicks and cash - LA Times Can someone edit the title to The Business of Fake News Sites, please and thank you?
November 23, 20169 yr I didn't click on the link yet but the most shared political/campaign news stories on FB in 2016 were fake. That's where we're at. You find something to support your view and then share it.
November 23, 20169 yr Between fake news stories and fake memes, FB has become a cesspool of incorrect information. I don't blame these guys as much as I blame the people who don't fact check before spreading the false information further.
November 23, 20169 yr Author Between fake news stories and fake memes, FB has become a cesspool of incorrect information. I don't blame these guys as much as I blame the people who don't fact check before spreading the false information further. I hear 'ya. You can't blame Facebook either. Their content, for the most part is user generated, and goes "viral" via users. But, we see it here too. The guys in that article aspire to be like Alex Jones. Guess who gets linked here as a credible source very often?
November 23, 20169 yr Between fake news stories and fake memes, FB has become a cesspool of incorrect information. I don't blame these guys as much as I blame the people who don't fact check before spreading the false information further. Do you actually expect average citizens to fact check, when most "major media" outlets do little but spew agenda driven "facts"?
November 23, 20169 yr I do have some friends that have shared some dumb stuff that I knew was false. FB isn't the place to educated .
November 23, 20169 yr This why we are all sheep and easily manipulated. Media (fake and real) steers us where they want us to go.
November 23, 20169 yr Americans have too much free time on their hands. Plus, they fall victim to the siren song of the internet.
November 27, 20169 yr I'd much rather have fake news out there than any form of censorship that has been called for , I don't want the government or some media conglomerate telling me what is real or isn't. Give me all the info and I'm intelligent enough to figure it out.
November 27, 20169 yr I'd much rather have fake news out there than any form of censorship that has been called for , I don't want the government or some media conglomerate telling me what is real or isn't. Give me all the info and I'm intelligent enough to figure it out. Debateable
November 28, 20169 yr Between fake news stories and fake memes, FB has become a cesspool of incorrect information. I don't blame these guys as much as I blame the people who don't fact check before spreading the false information further. My poor mother is a fake news amoeba. She used to like Hillary before she found out she was a murderer and a lesbian.
November 28, 20169 yr Dan Rather, Brian Williams. Known, proven fakers. So who holds the key to 'non-fake' news?
November 28, 20169 yr Dan Rather, Brian Williams. Known, proven fakers. So who holds the key to 'non-fake' news? Agreed it was very scary seeing politicians and even some in the media discussing some form of censorship.
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