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“Fake news” emerged literally minutes after Trump won the election, in a seemingly coordinated way on most cable news. They were saying it in their most serious
by pram 5y ago
“Fake news” emerged literally minutes after Trump won the election, in a seemingly coordinated way on most cable news. They were saying it in their most serious journalist voice, to imply that Trump voters were duped into voting for him. Then shortly after it was appropriated by Trump himself, and everyone wanted to disavow the phrase, which was deeply hilarious.
- krapp 5y ago>Fake news” emerged literally minutes after Trump won the election, in a seemingly coordinated way on most cable news. No, it didn't. the term became popular during his campaign to describe fake Facebook and other social media posts presenting themselves as legitimate news, but spreading false information. The term itself predates Trump's campaign entirely, though. >They were saying it in their most serious journalist voice, to imply that Trump voters were duped into voting for him. You expect to be taken seriously with juvenile caricatures like this? >Then shortly after it was appropriated by Trump himself, and everyone wanted to disavow the phrase, which was deeply hilarious. Trump used it all the time to describe any media coverage he didn't like, and later Trump claimed he invented the term (he didn't.) He probably wants royalties.
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