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No, you are trying to lump state-sponsored attacks on democratic institutions in with opinion pieces that you disagree with, which is not only disengenous but a
by awinder 8y ago
No, you are trying to lump state-sponsored attacks on democratic institutions in with opinion pieces that you disagree with, which is not only disengenous but also very very dangerous.
- cabaalis 8y agoFake news may not be the correct term. Astroturfing? Either way, no need to attack the person asking the question.
- awinder 8y agoFaciciously asking that question is very much an active strategy to downplay & dilute the term. And astroturfing is monied interests dressing up as grassroots. An article in a paper expressing an opinion, accompanied by some body of research, is journalism. I also didn’t really mean that to be attacking, I possibly attributed malice to misunderstanding so if that’s what happened I apologize
- Waterluvian 8y agoNope not being malicious. You're right. This isn't fake news. But it's something. I guess astroturfing fits better!
- econochoice 8y agoIt's called bias.