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OedipusRex
7y ago
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What exactly about this is fake news?
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alistairSH
7y ago
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That's his point - both pieces are factually correct, but give completely opposing interpretations of those facts. It's harder to recognize "fake news" when the "fake" part is heavy editorializing of an otherwise truthful set of news.
wavefunction
7y ago
"News" has always been heavily editorialized from the start.
"Fake news" is just propaganda presented as "news."
alistairSH
7y ago
There used to be some news outlets that were mostly even-keeled with their interpretation of facts. That's decreasingly the case.
b_tterc_p
7y ago
Fake news is generally understood to be baseless lies. Incorrect or misleading news describes most of all genuine news coverage.
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