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I know this to be true. At one job the entire department voted trump. If I went to them and asked them what they thought of fake news, and in particular this s
by losteverything 10y ago
I know this to be true.
At one job the entire department voted trump. If I went to them and asked them what they thought of fake news, and in particular this specific article "Clinton ballots in Ohio was really a fake including the photo", they would ask "where did you hear that?"
If I say the New York Times their answer would be "of course. They hate trump. Why should I believe that story?"
If I say it's from hacker news they would not know what HN is and perhaps listen.
We are at a point where the "I don't trust any media" is already out of the bag. It's too late to add new trust. They will only keep those that trust them now.
Eventually something will gain trust and take over the trust again. It won't be an incumbent.
- keyle 10y agoYeah from an outsider looking in (not in the US), it's really scary. You have people believing fake news because it makes them feel something about themselves, and call real news fake, because it's the easiest way to cover up facts. Social media is a wild fire of BS and "friends" can literally influence each other, every day. It's social hacking with dominoes.
- dplgk 10y agoWhat doesn't make is that they decided to trust Trump. When did the rich New York loud mouth earn their trust?
- losteverything 10y agoWe talked. It was the lesser of 2 evils. The fake news was a side show and not important in their decision. They didn't want a Clinton. Period. Any republican candidate would have had their support - even Donald trump. So fake news fits in perfectly to the malleable mindset theory that without fake news trump would not win. Fake news outing is actually good. Fake news is like glaucoma. It's silent and displays no symptoms. Every reader of any news should assume it's fake until proven useful and true