The Rise Of Fake News - GoFuckYourself.com

BFT3K · 04-12-2011, 11:27 AM

This is not a partisan piece, it is just a clip about the rise of fake news stories...

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3182052.htm

fatfoo · 04-12-2011, 11:40 AM

It's difficult to get the best source of information.

ottopottomouse · 04-12-2011, 12:22 PM

Although done as a joke sites like The Onion and The Daily Mash always seem to report the news in a more honest way.

Tam · 04-12-2011, 01:43 PM

This is exactly why I stooped watching the news, what wasn't depressing was misleading as hell and caused even more depressing shit..... so I don't even look at the news at all anymore. If it hits me in the face, I'll deal with it then. lol

Rochard · 04-12-2011, 01:54 PM

Pretty much all news is fake news at this point.

In order to make money, newspapers need to sell newspapers and new channels need to get and retain their viewership. Thus, the more interesting the story, the more people are going to check it out. This is why you don't hear stories about fluffy bunnies or Marines building schools in Iraq. The public wants gore and violence.

Harmon · 04-12-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Pretty much all news is fake news at this point.

In order to make money, newspapers need to sell newspapers and new channels need to get and retain their viewership. Thus, the more interesting the story, the more people are going to check it out. This is why you don't hear stories about fluffy bunnies or Marines building schools in Iraq. The public wants gore and violence.

Yeah, I have to agree with Rick on this one. News is kind of one of those things, you have to either read/hear about from a few different sources in order to form a calculated opinion.

the AP website however is a pretty unbiased source of news, considering it is reporters from all around the world, with no agenda per se. linkage below... it's worth a bookmark:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME?SITE=AP

Vendzilla · 04-12-2011, 02:01 PM

I think it's a government plot to desensitize the American people so that we won't believe anything that's told us, then obamanation will look good no matter what truths are told

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BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	The Rise Of Fake News This is not a partisan piece, it is just a clip about the rise of fake news stories... http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3182052.htm

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Tam Rude Bitch Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In your face Posts: 8,507	This is exactly why I stooped watching the news, what wasn't depressing was misleading as hell and caused even more depressing shit..... so I don't even look at the news at all anymore. If it hits me in the face, I'll deal with it then. lol __________________ Get in Touch on Telegram if you need a hardworker - (since 1999) - All About Me!

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Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 74,537	Pretty much all news is fake news at this point. In order to make money, newspapers need to sell newspapers and new channels need to get and retain their viewership. Thus, the more interesting the story, the more people are going to check it out. This is why you don't hear stories about fluffy bunnies or Marines building schools in Iraq. The public wants gore and violence. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

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Vendzilla Biker Gnome Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cell#324 Posts: 23,200	I think it's a government plot to desensitize the American people so that we won't believe anything that's told us, then obamanation will look good no matter what truths are told __________________ Webair died? Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants think about that