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Is fake news that's created in Eastern Europe or somewhere actually that tricky? who does it actually fool? There are obviously some people this stuff fools,
by pitt1980 9y ago
Is fake news that's created in Eastern Europe or somewhere actually that tricky?
who does it actually fool?
There are obviously some people this stuff fools, as a class though, are the people who fall for this stuff high trust nodes in the information universe?
The problem with the Washington Post or wherever, is that when they get their facts wrong, or slanted, it takes a far more careful reader to catch it, and the people likely to spread it, tend to be far more trustworthy
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- nl 9y agowho does it actually fool? There was more than one person on HN who argued very strongly that PizzaGate was a real thing. I found that completely shocking.
- fivestar 9y agoThe fact is that there was a pedophile scandal in the UK. You believe that, correct? People were prosecuted, yes? Also, you realize that US Catholic priests, and very likely priests in other nations have been involved in innumerable cases of child molestation. Also correct? Or is that just fake news? So why is it such a giant leap of faith to suspect, given the rumors, that a similar scandal might exist amongst elites in the US? Whether some pizza shop was the nexus of the whole thing, I have no idea, that isn't the point. The point is that powerful people with twisted appetites may be getting away with extremely reckless and illegal behavior and therefore deserves our attention. Right now, we know there is 'human trafficking' going on. Who is involved? If wealthy elites outside of politics are involved, is it not that giant a leap to assume that political elites are also involved? And that some compare notes?
- nl 9y agoWhether some pizza shop was the nexus of the whole thing, I have no idea, that isn't the point. No, it's exactly the point. It was a specific story with specific allegations which were untrue. The rest of your comment is "something could be going on".
- qb45 9y agoThere was more to it than just a single shop. Some random HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13432098 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13432098
- nl 9y agoYou realise that isn't anything more than what was posted above, right? There's a link to some email and some art. No alleged victims, no evidence, nothing. Just some interpretation of an email.