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I had a similar idea in that an easy to install pre made news site + content source could help kill off the undue respect people give an article simply for it b
by Trundle 9y ago
I had a similar idea in that an easy to install pre made news site + content source could help kill off the undue respect people give an article simply for it being an article.
Have it so in 5 minutes someone can have set up their own news site pre seeded with actual news, logo from a list, then all they have to do is buy a domain and write out their fake article.
Instead of putting the ideas you pulled straight from your ass in to a Facebook/reddit/hn comment box, you could make them seem like a source and just link them instead. It'd be glorious. Fake news getting flung everywhere by everyone.
- Larrikin 9y agoIt'd be glorious until enough people start believing it's real, demanding retractions from legitimate outlets, then people killing other people based on a lie.
- DesiLurker 9y agothats the thing, let them believe it. there will be a transition period before it becomes common knowledge that the trust in a picture with caption & link is misplaced. you'll need real due diligence before I give you a slice of my attention.
- ianamartin 9y agoPeople have been killing people over lies for a very long time. Fake news won't start any more of that.
- DesiLurker 9y agoI like it. sort of like a a meme generator & fake email ID generator mixed together to produce credible news article. something thats not easily shrug-off-able as seeing an onion link.