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Re:Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News Yo... by adventured on Sunday November 27, 2016 @01:16AM (#13048000)
Drudge or CNN have been capable of spreading 'fake news' to tens of millions via the Web in the US for 15 or more years.

The current propaganda over fake news is solely about the Trump election result and attempting to install a form of censorship & control over information either directly (outlaw 'fake news' via political content controls or similar) or indirectly (get FB/Google/Twitter to shut down distribution, which they're thrilled to do) to prevent that from ever happening again.

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Re:Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News Yo... by sprafa on Sunday November 27, 2016 @07:13AM (#13048789)
When Trump is finished with the US you'll understand why people are panicking.
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Re:Russian Agents Are Not Behind Every Piece of Fake News Yo... by up_so_floating on Sunday November 27, 2016 @10:35AM (#13049638)
When "fake news" is finished in the US you'll understand why people are panicking.
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