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"Some groups flat out make up news stories to fit some narrative. What else are you going to call that than 'fake news'?" Thankfully we have a word for that, a
by usefulcat 9y ago
"Some groups flat out make up news stories to fit some narrative. What else are you going to call that than 'fake news'?"
Thankfully we have a word for that, and it even has a relatively well agreed upon meaning: lies.
The problem with the label "fake news" is, as has been pointed out, that it can mean different things to different people.
- Retric 9y agoI think the counter argument is tabloids are not simply called lairs. Weekly world news can have 'Batboy returns' as a headline and sure it's false. But, bookstores also have fiction sections...