The fake epidemic of fake news

[Blue in the Face]

I know some are suspicious of Patrick Henningsen, but I think he's the real deal. I particularly like that he is consciously bi-partizan.



Obama and Merkel's recent rhetoric is quite transparent and terrifying, the subtext for which is about policing free speech the internet. Add this possibility to the now in place "Snoopers charter" and we can be conclusive about what the agenda is.

[Mrs Steve R]

That BBC one is hilarious – not just spotting fake news but how to grass it up. It’s not like the Beeb have ever tried to shape our perception through omission and emphasis is it? Still, at least they don't make stuff up.......

Don't get me started.. again

I know some are suspicious of Patrick Henningsen, but I think he's the real deal. I particularly like that he is consciously bi-partizan.



Obama and Merkel's recent rhetoric is quite transparent and terrifying, the subtext for which is about policing free speech the internet. Add this possibility to the now in place "Snoopers charter" and we can be conclusive about what the agenda is.

The old 'threat to democracy' card, Obama “If we are not serious about facts and what’s true and what’s not, if we can’t discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda, then we have problems,”

Weapons of mass destruction spring to mind..

Far better to rely on trusted news sources like uprootedpalstinians.com or some random Twitter feed from a bloke you've never met

I have never posted a link from that site, this thread is not about main stream news, it's about the epidemic of fake news sites that has flooded facebook and other social media for the last few months, it's a deliberate flood of completely fabricated stories so they can push for more censorship of the internet.

[Wales-Bales]

I have never posted a link from that site, this thread is not about main stream news, it's about the epidemic of fake news sites that has flooded facebook and other social media for the last few months, it's a deliberate flood of completely fabricated stories so they can push for more censorship of the internet.

I thought it was a group of kids in Macedonia who discovered a new way to make a few dollars? Was Brexit and Trump also a part of this deliberate attempt? What has materialised is Merkel and Obama have made themselves unelectable, so in hindsight if it was actually them who were behind all the fake news, it wasn't the best of ideas

This is a good read, if only for the comments. It will sum up nicely what is really going on

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ocial-networks

[Mrs Steve R]

I thought it was a group of kids in Macedonia who discovered a new way to make a few dollars? Was Brexit and Trump also a part of this deliberate attempt? What has materialised is Merkel and Obama have made themselves unelectable, so in hindsight if it was actually them who were behind all the fake news, it wasn't the best of ideas

This is a good read, if only for the comments. It will sum up nicely what is really going on

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ocial-networks

Yeah it was a group of kids in Macedonia and from the Russians apparently, I'm not saying that it was or it wasn't, I'm just repeating what they are telling people and saying how I see it, they are suggesting that brexit and Trump are the result of all the fake news, I read something earlier about Obama consulting with lawyers, it made me think about what Organ said, can't find where I saw it, will get back to you.

"Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...8fe_story.html

We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechc...in-the-suburbs

Could better Internet security have prevented Trump’s shocking win? <--
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-shocking-win/

[Wales-Bales]

Yeah it was a group of kids in Macedonia and from the Russians apparently, I'm not saying that it was or it wasn't, I'm just repeating what they are telling people and saying how I see it, they are suggesting that brexit and Trump are the result of all the fake news, I read something earlier about Obama consulting with lawyers, it made me think about what Organ said, can't find where I saw it, will get back to you.

"Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...8fe_story.html

We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechc...in-the-suburbs

Could better Internet security have prevented Trump’s shocking win? <--
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-shocking-win/

Read the comments in the Guardian article above to get an idea about what people are really thinking. This fake news stuff is just more propaganda from the same people who have just been anhialated. This kind of response is all that they know.

[Wales-Bales]

We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechc...in-the-suburbs

How do you know this isn't fake news? He was very quick to change his tune and start singing like a canary

[Mrs Steve R]

Read the comments in the Guardian article above to get an idea about what people are really thinking. This fake news stuff is just more propaganda from the same people who have just been anhialated. This kind of response is all that they know.

I never let comments, likes, upvotes or any other crap on things influence my view you should know that by now.

How do you know this isn't fake news? He was very quick to change his tune and start singing like a canary

Exactly, what a great song he sings too

btw, you may not agree with me on this one but remember I'm not TruBlue.

[Wales-Bales]

I never let comments, likes, upvotes or any other crap on things influence my view you should know that by now.

You don't have to let their comments influence you, it's just a snapshot of various public opinion that is sandwiched in the middle of the MSM propaganda and alternatinve media propaganda. I believe when taken as a whole, you will get a richer set of data to work with when forming your own opinions If people listened to others and tried to understand what they are saying, the world would be a less complicated place. Don't be a part of the problem, be part of the solution

[Wales-Bales]

Yeah it was a group of kids in Macedonia and from the Russians apparently, I'm not saying that it was or it wasn't, I'm just repeating what they are telling people

I saw them on TV, all easy smiles and flowing stories. They seemed to have found them pretty easily too. For people making $200k out of writing fake news, I was surprised that some of them can't even speak a word of English, they needed a translator in both directions. More fake news about fake news?

[Mrs Steve R]

I saw them on TV, all easy smiles and flowing stories. They seemed to have found them pretty easily too. For people making $200k out of writing fake news, I was surprised that some of them can't even speak a word of English, they needed a translator in both directions. More fake news about fake news?

There is something not right about it

[Wales-Bales]

There is something not right about it

Oh well, as long as people like TruBlue continue to swallow the bullshit they will carry on producing it