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geardaddy

(24,924 posts)
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 05:56 PM Nov 2018

BBC: The Godfather of Fake News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_godfather_of_fake_news

The godfather of fake news
Meet one of the world’s most prolific writers of disinformation

Christopher Blair takes a sip of his coffee.

Then he carefully focuses on one of the three screens in front of him.

He’s in his home office, 45 minutes outside Portland, Maine, on the US East Coast.

Stroking his thick beard, he looks at his bookmarks bar.

He takes another sip before his coffee goes cold, inhales long and hard, then logs into the back end of one of his many websites.

He begins by choosing a subject. Which “lucky” politician will be on the receiving end of his attention today?

Bill Clinton? Hillary Clinton? One of the Obamas?

Or maybe the subject of his story won’t be a person, but a policy. Gun control? Police brutality? Feminism? Anything that will push buttons.

Next, the details.

Perhaps he’ll make up a controversial incident, a crime, a new law or a constitutional amendment.

“Changing” the US constitution is particularly fun - he’s already written more than 30 fake amendments. (There are only 27 genuine ones.)

Blair sits back in his chair and focuses intently on the screen. He leans forward, places his hands on the keyboard and starts the same way he does every time.

Caps lock. BREAKING. Colon...

BREAKING: Clinton Foundation Ship Seized at Port of Baltimore Carrying Drugs, Guns and Sex Slaves


The words flow from the thoughts in his head. Unconnected to reality, he needs no research, and no notes.

His fingers rhythmically tap the keys. Letters form into words, words into sentences and sentences into a blog of about 200 words.

It doesn’t take long to write.

Publish.

Blair sits back in his chair and watches the likes and shares roll in.


Read on to see the fact checker to this creep.

It's a very good read.
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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
1. The thing is, with the Last Line of Defense FB page, it should be obvious that it's satire.
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 06:01 PM
Nov 2018

And if you read all the fine print, it's clear that it is.

But most idiots out there neither understand satire nor care about reading fine print, so.....

Raster

(20,996 posts)
4. I agree... In this day and age, satire has almost become reality...
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 06:14 PM
Nov 2018

...JUST FUCKING STOP IT. The Rethuglicans* that read --and feed on-- this "satire" have no freaking clue they are being toyed with. Take the "Q Anon" movement, for example. Now is the time FOR EVERYONE to be as clear and concise as possible.

Clinton torture chambers??? How would this dipshit feel if the "satire" pen were turned on himself... you know, something "satirical" about how he's abusing his kids, for example?

 

Demit

(11,238 posts)
3. "Letters form into words, words into sentences and sentences into a blog of about 200 words"
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 06:08 PM
Nov 2018

Here are the words flowing from the thoughts in my head: that is some awful writing.

mn9driver

(4,412 posts)
7. Just another demonstration of how Trumpers are dumber than anyone can conceive of.
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 06:39 PM
Nov 2018

It is quite literally impossible to underestimate their intelligence.

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