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Mr. Trump - During The Campaign You Used 'Fake News' To Your Advantage Against Hillary.... (Original Post) global1 Jan 2017 OP
Nah, I BeT He Thinks He Can Still Wiggle Out Of IT Me. Jan 2017 #1
Thanks for making that point. kentuck Jan 2017 #2
That "Fake News" was genuinely fake news posted on bullshit websites to be shared on social media... Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 #3
Thank you. There is simply no comparison. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #5
I wouldn't equate the two in any way. Even though he does. I wouldn't do it to try and make a point. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #4
I find it hilarious that he speaks badly of fake news when Doreen Jan 2017 #6

Me.

(35,454 posts)
1. Nah, I BeT He Thinks He Can Still Wiggle Out Of IT
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:32 PM
Jan 2017

But as KC said, with glee, when challenged about the fake news they were spewing about HRC, "the damage is already done.

kentuck

(111,079 posts)
2. Thanks for making that point.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:33 PM
Jan 2017

So obvious but the press didn't mention it.

There was a time when they loved "fake" news. They loved Wikileaks.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,174 posts)
3. That "Fake News" was genuinely fake news posted on bullshit websites to be shared on social media...
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jan 2017

....and could easily be debunked with a quick internet search, but most people didn't bother doing that.

What Trump calls "Fake News" is simply news about him he doesn't like.

Two entirely different things.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
5. Thank you. There is simply no comparison.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:00 PM
Jan 2017

Oh, and I would be remiss not to say, empathy??? From Trump??? I don't think narcissistic egomaniacs so the empathy thing.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
4. I wouldn't equate the two in any way. Even though he does. I wouldn't do it to try and make a point.
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jan 2017

Just my opinion.

Too many people are going to go with his claims the damaging info is "fake news".

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
6. I find it hilarious that he speaks badly of fake news when
Wed Jan 11, 2017, 03:11 PM
Jan 2017

a lot of it was from HIS cabinet picks. Fake news is only fake news when it is against him but even though he knows it is fake but against those he does not think it is bad. What an asshole.

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