Reg the Fronkey Farmer

After reading this Scientific American article, I see I shouldn’t be promoting the phrase “fake news” as if it describes the whole problem.

Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder

IN BRIEF

• Many types of information disorder exist online, from fabricated videos to impersonated accounts to memes designed to manipulate genuine content.

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As for Epoch Times, I forgot I was in a trial period until today when they bumped up the cost to about $20/month for one paper a week. They seem flush with money and their regular subscribers seem happy to pay.

_Robert_ wrote:

Then there is Fakebook…where so many still get their daily “news”.

I quit facebook (albeit because of “friends” spreading bad news and karma), mainstream news, and talk radio long ago. I’m about to post an article about how social media’s business model in general (but especially fb) helps make bad news go viral and then feste…[Read more]

Ivy wrote:

All news orgs these days are heavily slanted.

Not really. I intend to suggest some that don’t twist and spin nearly as badly as Epoch Times, and I expect we will be able to suggest a few relatively trustworthy news orgs.

Girl power. Woot!

It took someone like Trump to hire someone like her. But back to the topic, in the case (for…[Read more]

Then there is Fakebook…where so many still get their daily “news”.

She really is a good liar. It takes a certain finesse to smooth over Trump’s bullshit. She will be paid handsomely for her efforts. Girl power. Woot! Making money from scraping the scum off the ceiling and turning it into something palatable. Only a very smart person could make shit look that good.

But like I said – Karma is a bitch

and I’m pre…[Read more]

All news orgs these days are heavily slanted. I don’t think we could be any more divided!