Talk:Fake News
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)
- The last intro paragraph and the one beginning with Previously liberals, the lamestream media, and... clearly belong in the intro either way. If you want to make a section for Trump, I recommend finding a way to keep those two paragraphs in the intro, as well as still mentioning Trump in some way as well. His criticisms of the MSM as fake news are very notable.
- Also, I noticed you removed any mention of the mainstream media from the intro, while keeping the mention of social media. If we are going to mention one, we should mention the other. --1990'sguy (talk) 11:34, 5 April 2017 (EDT)
- Both should be mentioned, but it is true that the liberals started this term. For once, a term has been hijacked in a good way, but an encyclopedia does need to discus the origin first. --David B (TALK) 11:41, 5 April 2017 (EDT)
- The main stream media engages in biased reporting, not fake news. The question of whether or not main stream media engages in fake news is not central to the definition. The problem I had with the article as it existed 24 hours ago is that it is not clearly written and leave the reader confused about what fake news is or is not. Thanks JDano (talk) 11:43, 5 April 2017 (EDT)
- Both should be mentioned, but it is true that the liberals started this term. For once, a term has been hijacked in a good way, but an encyclopedia does need to discus the origin first. --David B (TALK) 11:41, 5 April 2017 (EDT)