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> When the same people that manufactured and spread fake news start lecturing us about the harm of fake news, I just facepalm. This is exactly what I'm talking
by JacobJans 10y ago
> When the same people that manufactured and spread fake news start lecturing us about the harm of fake news, I just facepalm.
This is exactly what I'm talking about.
The reason we're talking about fake news is NOT because of the traditional mainstream media. It's not because of left wing websites such as Alternet or extreme websites such as Breitbart.
The reason we're talking about fake news –– and the real problem that absolutely has to be addressed –– has nothing to do with those websites, or with nearly any media organization that has an easily identifiable group of people running it.
Sure, those websites might post factually incorrect information on occasion. But that's not why we're talking about fake news.
We're talking about fake news because there were –– and are –– websites that repeatedly posted blatantly false "news", during the election, and got massive distribution on social media networks such as Facebook.
That is a problem that has nothing to do with your opinion of Donald Trump. It is not clear why you brought him up, except to distract from the issue.
- general_ai 10y agoBreitbart is less insidious imo. If you go there, chances are pretty good you know it's mostly horseshit. When it comes to e.g. CNN, way too many people take it at face value. I'm just pointing out that the "legitimate" news sources aren't that much better than Breitbart these days, except a lot of people treat them as though they are.