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Re:Fake News Challenge by imron on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:05PM (#13547750)
> fabricating stories designed to directly press emotional buttons without having to deal with facts.

I agree this is a problem. It also happened rather equally on both sides.

Re:Fake News Challenge by intended on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:33PM (#13547877)
The sides don't matter.

If you really want to know how it works, please take a look at a recent a paper co-authored by Alessandro Bessi. It came out a week ago. It should be accessible for most people on HN.