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It's a rhetorical question, but why do media spend time on this? By giving it attention, they are legitimising it and actively helping the spread of blatantly f
by LaundroMat 7y ago
It's a rhetorical question, but why do media spend time on this? By giving it attention, they are legitimising it and actively helping the spread of blatantly false information.
- saaaaaam 7y agoBecause there’s an audience for it to whom they can monetise through advertising, and because most media are simply entertainment masquerading as information. Much of what people consume is a million miles away from being rigorous fact/evidence-based media.