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Should a section about incorrect news vs satire be added? Satire being completely sarcastic media (Ex, The Onion)[[User:IluvAviation|IluvAviation]] ([[User talk:IluvAviation|talk]]) 16:50, 27 March 2017 (EDT) | Should a section about incorrect news vs satire be added? Satire being completely sarcastic media (Ex, The Onion)[[User:IluvAviation|IluvAviation]] ([[User talk:IluvAviation|talk]]) 16:50, 27 March 2017 (EDT) | ||
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| + | The article has evolved in response to President Trump's allegations of fake news. However, the concept was there before he ever used the term. So the Trump section should come after a discussion of what fake news is and how the term originated. [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 10:00, 5 April 2017 (EDT) | ||
Revision as of 14:00, April 5, 2017
Here is a chart of fake news that shows consumption on Facebook skyrocketing in the months before the election. I think the reason is obvious. The mainstream media was so partisan and blatantly anti-Trump during this period that people looked elsewhere for news. PeterKa (talk) 21:51, 9 December 2016 (EST)
- We should add that. I added some refs on Trump's article and the 2016 presidential election article about the blatant bias in the mainstream media. --1990'sguy (talk) 11:26, 10 December 2016 (EST)
WaPo and Russian hacking
The Washington Post has already backtracked on the Vermont power grid hacking story: "Facts force Washington Post to backtrack on report that Russia hacked US power grid". PeterKa (talk) 00:10, 2 January 2017 (EST)
Not to be confused with satire
Should a section about incorrect news vs satire be added? Satire being completely sarcastic media (Ex, The Onion)IluvAviation (talk) 16:50, 27 March 2017 (EDT)
Too much emphasis on Trump
The article has evolved in response to President Trump's allegations of fake news. However, the concept was there before he ever used the term. So the Trump section should come after a discussion of what fake news is and how the term originated. JDano (talk) 10:00, 5 April 2017 (EDT)