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A friend's opinion is many more times effective than a random, fake, news article. But chances are, in all honesty, that the friend's opinion came from reading
by gcatalfamo 10y ago
A friend's opinion is many more times effective than a random, fake, news article.
But chances are, in all honesty, that the friend's opinion came from reading one of those fake news articles.
- acbabis 10y agoI would guess that most image macros containing rhetorical arguments don't come from people who've based their beliefs on bad journalism. They come from people who've already made up their mind and want to reach as many people as possible
- gcatalfamo 10y agoTrue, and they could've also come from fake news site that leveraged rage-induced clickbaits to earn massively from ads. (which is what happened during this election)
- chinese_donald 10y agoHow about the story that Russian hackers were in talks with Trump? Even the evidence came down to an IP address from a Russian VPN. Anyone with the basics of technology knows that this doesn't mean that the person resides in Russia (or is even Russian at all). But, it didn't stop the story from circulating around Facebook...and it was all based on false assumptions and a misunderstanding of technology. The problem is that I see more stories like this coming from mainstream media than not. They get clicks, even if they are based on a false premise. Most mainstream media will get their stories blocked if it's all about the truth in reporting. There is no more truth in reporting, only bias. This is what Trump meant when he said that the system is 'rigged'.