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The concept of "fake" news is a slippery slope. Anyone that's in the business of gathering and presenting news has a number of vested interests. Sensationalism.

The concept of "fake" news is a slippery slope. Anyone that's in the business of gathering and presenting news has a number of vested interests. Sensationalism. Fabrication. Fear mongering. Persuasion. Ingratiation. Language itself is mostly a tool for some shade of lying and/or intimidation, with the occasional fringe use of conveying factual information or for enabling cooperation between peers.

jotm 8y ago
Really not sure what kind of people are downvoting these kinds of comments. Anyone care to enlighten?
- olivermarks 8y ago
  I'm puzzled by the down votes too
- daxorid 8y ago
  Usually the kind of people who esteem journalists as philosopher-kings, and the organizations who employ them as paragons of perfect, unassailable virtue. The Fourth Estate is not to be criticized.
  - aurailious 8y ago
    What kind of conspiracy nonsense is this?
    - olivermarks 8y ago
      'It’s Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled'
  - kadendogthing 8y ago
    Yikes.
    - okyougotmenow 8y ago
      Yikes! Not a good look! Ding ding ding, nope nope nope!
- NPC32419419 8y ago
  0range Man BAD.
misterman0 8y ago
> Language itself is mostly a tool for some shade of lying and/or intimidation No, not at all. Language can be used to that effect, sure, but there exists a little something called true/false. Train yourself on seing nuances, if you have trouble separating false things from regular partisanship.
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aurailious 8y ago
We are not talking about exaggeration, we are talking about people who make actual fake news. Fake and as in completely artificial, no basis in reality, and imaginary. Its creating news that doesn't exist. > Sun Won't Rise Tomorrow, Click Now To Find Out Who's At Fault ^ This is what is effectively going on. Its objectively false and fake news. But the problem is that people are believing this shit.
- marcosdumay 8y ago
  In what way is that worse than technically factual news that conveys a counterfactual meaning.

jotm 8y ago

Really not sure what kind of people are downvoting these kinds of comments. Anyone care to enlighten?

olivermarks 8y ago
I'm puzzled by the down votes too
daxorid 8y ago
Usually the kind of people who esteem journalists as philosopher-kings, and the organizations who employ them as paragons of perfect, unassailable virtue. The Fourth Estate is not to be criticized.
- aurailious 8y ago
  What kind of conspiracy nonsense is this?
  - olivermarks 8y ago
    'It’s Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled'
- kadendogthing 8y ago
  Yikes.
  - okyougotmenow 8y ago
    Yikes! Not a good look! Ding ding ding, nope nope nope!
NPC32419419 8y ago
0range Man BAD.

misterman0 8y ago

> Language itself is mostly a tool for some shade of lying and/or intimidation No, not at all. Language can be used to that effect, sure, but there exists a little something called true/false. Train yourself on seing nuances, if you have trouble separating false things from regular partisanship.

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aurailious 8y ago

We are not talking about exaggeration, we are talking about people who make actual fake news. Fake and as in completely artificial, no basis in reality, and imaginary. Its creating news that doesn't exist. > Sun Won't Rise Tomorrow, Click Now To Find Out Who's At Fault ^ This is what is effectively going on. Its objectively false and fake news. But the problem is that people are believing this shit.

marcosdumay 8y ago
In what way is that worse than technically factual news that conveys a counterfactual meaning.