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> Regardless, the most dangerous form of "fake news" is by the selection/omission of stories This. Very true, and woefully absent from most discussions regardi

by eplanit 10y ago

> Regardless, the most dangerous form of "fake news" is by the selection/omission of stories This. Very true, and woefully absent from most discussions regarding "fake news".

zzzcpan 10y ago
It's even worse, selection of stories is the whole point of news, they exist for the sole purpose of influencing people's opinions. And the fight against "fake news" looks nothing more than the fight for censorship in the space those in power not yet control.