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To offer a different viewpoint on this: http://observer.com/2016/11/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-was-sabotaged-by-fake-news/ http://observer.com/2016/11/bern

To offer a different viewpoint on this: http://observer.com/2016/11/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-was-sabotaged-by-fake-news/ http://observer.com/2016/11/bernie-sanders-presidential-run-... The war on "fake news" bothers me. The Ron Paul Institute & Wikileaks, both won a badge of honor by being claimed to be "Fake News" and "Russian Propaganda" in the Washington Post's "news" section. Sources: [Article in question](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/2016/11/24/793903b6-8a40-4ca9-b712-716af66098fe_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-prop...) [The Source that Article Cites](http://www.propornot.com/p/the-list.html http://www.propornot.com/p/the-list.html) Truly shameful journalism by the Washington Post.

bootload 10y ago
The fact a candidate was scuppered does't mean fake news isn't a problem. "Disclosure: Donald Trump is the father-in-law of Jared Kushner, the publisher of Observer Media." And this disclaimer at the bottom.
- wallace_f 10y ago
  > The fact a candidate was scuppered does't mean fake news isn't a problem. Sure, I agree with you, it's a problem - actually, the article I linked to doesn't deny that. In fact, it actually says that in the title. From the article I linked: > WikiLeaks emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Clinton campaign chair John Podesta implicated several mainstream media journalists in colluding with the Clinton campaign. > In 1983, 50 corporations controlled most of the media in the United States. By 2000, that number had dropped to six corporations What's scary is the US media is trying to marginalize independent media, for reasons of erroneous reporting, however they're also guilty and have been caught red handed of "fake news." The increasing monopoly on disseminating information to the public, along with declining press freedoms, declining freedom of speech and evidence the US Gov't is engaging in propaganda inside the US is all a very scary and disturbing trend. Technology won't matter too much anymore if our civil liberties are gone.
  - bootload 10y ago
    "What's scary is the US media is trying to marginalise independent media, for reasons of erroneous reporting, however they're also guilty and have been caught red handed of "fake news." These are good points @wallace_f. "Technology won't matter too much anymore if our civil liberties are gone." Yes.

bootload 10y ago

The fact a candidate was scuppered does't mean fake news isn't a problem. "Disclosure: Donald Trump is the father-in-law of Jared Kushner, the publisher of Observer Media." And this disclaimer at the bottom.

wallace_f 10y ago
> The fact a candidate was scuppered does't mean fake news isn't a problem. Sure, I agree with you, it's a problem - actually, the article I linked to doesn't deny that. In fact, it actually says that in the title. From the article I linked: > WikiLeaks emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Clinton campaign chair John Podesta implicated several mainstream media journalists in colluding with the Clinton campaign. > In 1983, 50 corporations controlled most of the media in the United States. By 2000, that number had dropped to six corporations What's scary is the US media is trying to marginalize independent media, for reasons of erroneous reporting, however they're also guilty and have been caught red handed of "fake news." The increasing monopoly on disseminating information to the public, along with declining press freedoms, declining freedom of speech and evidence the US Gov't is engaging in propaganda inside the US is all a very scary and disturbing trend. Technology won't matter too much anymore if our civil liberties are gone.
- bootload 10y ago
  "What's scary is the US media is trying to marginalise independent media, for reasons of erroneous reporting, however they're also guilty and have been caught red handed of "fake news." These are good points @wallace_f. "Technology won't matter too much anymore if our civil liberties are gone." Yes.