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It managed to mislead the purportedly wise readership of this forum. Fake news doesn’t mean literally everything in the article is fake. It’s a metaphor
by jmeister 5y ago
It managed to mislead the purportedly wise readership of this forum.
Fake news doesn’t mean literally everything in the article is fake. It’s a metaphor
- TAKEMYMONEY 5y ago"Fake news" isn't a metaphor, it's a thought-terminating cliché. It literally literally means the news is a sham, not genuine. To your credit "to" in the headline here could be considered misleading. It implies "[If the proposal by Volodin, a close ally of Putin, is successful] Russia to punish ‘fake news’".
- lolinder 5y ago"Have I ever lied to you?" Silverfish's brow furrowed. "Well," he said, "yesterday you said—" "I mean metaphorically," said Dibbler quickly. "Oh. Well. Metaphorically? I suppose not—" "There you are, then." — Terry Pratchett