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Hoyt

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4. Problem occurs when you have a lot of ignorant people who are receptive to BS.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2018, 06:08 PM

Apr 2018

"Fake News" is quite obvious, especially in cases like Pope Francis endorsed trump, or Clinton sold weapons to jihadists. Heck, there were people who believe the Clintons were running a sex trade out of a pizza parlor. And, there were some ugly lies during the primaries.

Don't think one can prevent or outlaw fake news in politics -- swiftboating got Kerry in 2004. So we better concentrate on how to respond to these stories as soon as they occur.

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A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2018 OP

Yep Matthew28 Apr 2018 #1

And the GOP is Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #3

As Malaysia Moves to Ban Fake News, Worries About Who Decides the Truth. elleng Apr 2018 #2

Problem occurs when you have a lot of ignorant people who are receptive to BS. Hoyt Apr 2018 #4

I remember seeing phoney stories that Hillary was going to be arrested anyday kimbutgar Apr 2018 #5