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This is the difference between party spin and actual fake news.
In fact, the last couple of stories I linked were all sourced from fake news or satire outlets.
Welcome to the post fact world.
YOU tricked me you monster
What so the North Korea phone call story is fake and the book story is fake too?
The NK phone call is fake, it is a riff on the Taiwan/Trump phone call, so total fabrication.
The book one is fake news, but the book itself is actually quite real, as are the quotes.
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Poltical Ears claims to be real news form a conservative perspective. However, reading their stories it is clear this site mixed truth and fiction making it a clickbait site at best and a fake news site at worst. Here are some of the reasons:
The Home page is a store front, not a news site.
Here are a few of the outrageous headlines that are used just to get people to click to the site:
Obama Declares Himself Supreme Leader Then Bans Ammunition and Taunts Congress
Source: GOP Leaders Have Already Selected 2016 Presidential Ticket
This story appeared in Nov, 2014 claiming the ticket selected was Rand Paul/Susanna Martinez
Obama Admits His Wife is a Transexual Named Michael; Crowd Freaks on Live TV
This is the difference between party spin and actual fake news.
In fact, the last couple of stories I linked were all sourced from fake news or satire outlets.
Welcome to the post fact world.
It's a dangerous place!
Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
Those sites are saying exactly what Annoyed and Garhkal already believe, and exactly what they want to hear. Confirmation bias doesn't care if the 'news' is made up as long as it's saying the 'right' things.
This is the difference between party spin and actual fake news.
In fact, the last couple of stories I linked were all sourced from fake news or satire outlets.
Welcome to the post fact world.
What no fact checking....... How is someone allowed to write such filth?
Ever hear of Freedom of Speech?
Yes, GF playing games. But as I've said, short of libel, people have the right to publish what they want. It is the responsibility of the listener or audience to sort the wheat from the chaff.
Those sites are saying exactly what Annoyed and Garhkal already believe, and exactly what they want to hear. Confirmation bias doesn't care if the 'news' is made up as long as it's saying the 'right' things.
On the contrary. Such material on a site I've never heard of sets off my alarm bells. The vast majority of sites are left biased, so I expect to see pro liberal nonsense. But when I see an unknown site posting strong right leaning stuff, I have to wonder if its legitimate, or is it to be filed in the circular file along with huffington and all the other liberal garbage sites.
On the contrary. Such material on a site I've never heard of sets off my alarm bells. The vast majority of sites are left biased, so I expect to see pro liberal nonsense. But when I see an unknown site posting strong right leaning stuff, I have to wonder if its legitimate, or is it to be filed in the circular file along with huffington and all the other liberal garbage sites.
Huffington is an example of severe left wing bias, not fake news.
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