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True, I do think that the endless stream of these conspiracy theories on scummy ad-bait websites, day in and out, is 'fake news'. Just like the chum boxes on th
by Balgair 10y ago
True, I do think that the endless stream of these conspiracy theories on scummy ad-bait websites, day in and out, is 'fake news'. Just like the chum boxes on the bottom of crummy articles peddling 'doctors' hate him' and the like are also fake news. To me, it is a broad umbrella. Trying to winnow down 'fake news' to: not conspiracy wackos, not ad-bait, not debates on he-said-she-tweeted, etc. is all not productive. To me, they are all 'fake news'. Still, as I said, I think ~90% of 'fake news' is incredibly obvious, and as these things are part of my definition, I think you can see why I believe it is so easy to spot.