Fake news: an insidious trend that's fast becoming a global problem

[umbertino]

With fake online news dominating discussions after the US election, Guardian correspondents explain how it is distorting politics around the world

Kate Connolly, Angelique Chrisafis, Poppy McPherson, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Benjamin Haas , Dominic Phillips, and Elle Hunt

Friday 2 December 2016 08.00 GMT

Posters of the Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, as the country approaches a constitutional referendum. Renzi’s government has routinely been targeted with false online propaganda.

Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Germany, France, Myanmar, Italy, China, Brazil,Australia, India

More pics in link

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/dec/02/fake-news-facebook-us-election-around-the-world

[Shabibilicious]

"Deplorables" eat up fake news like a fat kid eats cake.    

GO RV, then BV  

[umbertino]

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Renzi’s government has routinely been targeted with false online propaganda.

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That's highly debatable...Infact Renzi's Govt. has been spreading tons of fake propaganda itself

Edited December 2, 2016 by umbertino

[nstoolman1]

10 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

"Deplorables" eat up fake news like a fat kid eats cake.    

GO RV, then BV  

Not this one. 

[Muleslayer]

I agree!

the Guardian should be shutdown!

 

[RV ME]

20 hours ago, Shabibilicious said:

"Deplorables" eat up fake news like a fat kid eats cake.    

GO RV, then BV  

I agree, and the best fake news example I can think of would be all the deplorables who fell for and repeated “Hands up don’t shoot”.  That piece of false news caused how many riots and how many deaths?  How many people on DV fell for this false news?

Another good example would be “If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor”. Ranks up there with “Your premiums will go down $2600”.  Or how about “No classified information on the server”.  To quote Elaine Benes, “Fake, fake, fake, fake.”

So if websites are going to have a warning claiming the site is not a reliable news source, every “news” organization that repeated any of these false news stories should be required to have the same warning. 

[yota691]

 

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

On ‎12‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 11:04 PM, Muleslayer said:

I agree!

the Guardian should be shutdown!

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They'd just love to scream, shout, cry and bawl that you're violating their 'free speech' thus making you a hypocrite.

Don't give them the satisfaction.

We, too, are sick and tired of seeing so much of it here from their misguided kommie operative - umbertino.

Best they be left (no pun intended) to their own devices so The Truly Free can see what they're up to...

Their brand of evil has NEVER prospered on this earth and never will. US Patriots will continue to see to that.

 

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[MyLadiesDaddy]

FAKE NEWS? I think you mean .............................

CNN

MSNBC

FOX NEWS

ABC

CBS

NBC

AND 99% OF THE INTERNET.