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> The question is more whether inaccurate stories influenced enough people Exactly, I'd want to know more as well. > I'm just saying that I think it could hav

by rdtsc 10y ago

> The question is more whether inaccurate stories influenced enough people Exactly, I'd want to know more as well. > I'm just saying that I think it could have happened in such a close race. The margin was close in many states, but overall Hillary still got the worst Democratic turnout since early 90's. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending who you ask) electoral collage is how presidency is won. So campaign strategy focuses on that. In that regard with Trump's landslide, putting "Fake News" as a major reason I think is dismissive. There are serious conditions under which so many people elected a TV show star as a President, and even though I am just as baffled and don't have the answer, I suspect focusing on "Fake News" is a misdirection.

maxerickson 10y ago
The RNC targeted likely Democratic voters with negative ads designed to discourage them from voting. Fake news could have a similar effect. I don't think it is worth obsessing over it in context of the election, but I'm not going to dismiss it out of hand. People adopting insular world views is a real problem. Organizations with as much influence over content as Facebook can't just pretend they are neutral. And again, there was no landslide.