60 minutes report on Fake news sites states there are "Liberal" fake news sites....
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.. leaving the viewer to complete the statement.. "they're not all Conservative sites"
What's "fake news"? 60 Minutes producers investigate
Well, is Pelley trying to leave viewers with the impression that there is a rough parity here??
The Fake News Checker site on it identifies 55 Liberal leaning sites it has determined are fake news sites. How many Conservatie leaning fake news sites? 263.
The PBI show All things Considered talked to the same Fake NEws purveyor 60 Minutes did. And they asked him about how well fake news went over with Conservatives and Liberals.
How about with Liberals?...
[font size="3"] But this doesn't consider the volume of fake news items.[/font]
an analysis of Fake news popularity vs real news by Buzzfeed revealed Fake news beat out real news:
This Analysis Shows How Viral Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook
From a very quick look at their data
it looks as if Conservative pandering headlines seem to outnumber those that might appeal to "Liberals" by about 7 to 1.
Jonny Appleseed
(960 posts)They usually realize as soon as they receive conflicting information from a reputable source, unlike the right, who just double down on their bullshit.
Archae
(46,318 posts)You know how many times I've seen "news" posted here from "March Against Monsanto," or "Natural News?"
Jonny Appleseed
(960 posts)Soundspace
(11 posts)to find out something.
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)says this about DU:
It also calls DU "Untrustworthy News."
yurbud
(39,405 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)Or newspapers that publish war propaganda that even common sense should tell them is a childish lie?
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)Bill USA
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sites like DU which are forums for discussion/debate to sites which present themselves as news sources and who generate their own content.
The site only gives a description of the content of a given site, with conclusions -- without citing evidence or examples which substatiate their conclusions. This then is mere opinion devoid of supporting evidence. Thus the Fake News Checker site itself qualifies as a Fake News site. But, I believe it can be used as a starting point.
I thought DU could use a listing of Fake News sites, as a resource to help anybody who wants to be able to check on dubious cites. I started a Fake News sites, a Listing in Propaganda Debunking (Group). My intention was to have a listing to which DUers could post names of any Fake News site they found, along with the supporting evidence. This could be an article that makes a persuasive case that the nominated site is a Fake News purveyor, andor examples of Fake News items from the site.
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... Who knows, as tool a for watching out for fledgling Fox News sites, if it was referred to by DUer's on other internet sites (e.g. Facebook), with a link, it just might add to DU's cachet, as one of the sites most hated by Conservatives and other Con-men. [/font]
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)especially when most posters on DU take pains to link to sources with generally-accepted credibility.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)the right relies on a handful of sources, all US oriented.