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Re:Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News Yo... by dangerboysteve on Saturday November 26, 2016 @11:18PM (#13047687)
Or some "news" organizations will quote another story from another news organization to lend credibility to the original unchecked shitty journalism. Rinse and repeat.
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Re:Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News Yo... by tormeh on Saturday November 26, 2016 @11:34PM (#13047732)
No, fake news is not shitty journalism. Fake news is stuff that the writer and editor knew were made up and wrong when they posted it. There's a difference between not particularly caring about the veracity of what you repeat and just making shit up.
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