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I think there's a pretty clear class of things that people are referring to as "fake news" currently. Yes, some people conflate it with more debatable claims ab
by elefanten 10y ago
I think there's a pretty clear class of things that people are referring to as "fake news" currently.
Yes, some people conflate it with more debatable claims about bias, quality or whatever.
And yes, even the obvious or verifiable fake news might still be difficult to catch algorithmically.
But "fake news" isn't a meme. It's an observed problem.
- adnzzzzZ 10y agoIt's very not clear what people are referring to as fake news. And this is where this conversation leads by the way: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-16/zero-hedge-targeted-list-fake-news-sources http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-16/zero-hedge-targeted... Legitimate sites getting labelled as "fake news"