Talk:Fake News
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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)