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Arkansas Granny

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2. It has gotten to the point that you have to do your own fact checking before you

Reply to mia (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 09:19 AM

Aug 2017

can accept many news accounts. I think the reason fake news is so rampant is because people tend to believe what they want to be true, even when the facts are there to be found. This gives some unscrupulous people a perfect opportunity to sway public opinion.

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Here's an interesting article about discerning fake news. [View all] Arkansas Granny Aug 2017 OP

Interesting ideas! mia Aug 2017 #1

It has gotten to the point that you have to do your own fact checking before you Arkansas Granny Aug 2017 #2