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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by chiefalchemist on Sunday December 01, 2019 @05:57PM (#21678381)
Being down voted only proves my point. News and journalism is Orwellian, and the masses generally have no idea they're being duped.
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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by seattle_spring on Sunday December 01, 2019 @06:29PM (#21678539)
You're being downvoted for your use of the term "MSM," which ironically is a term used by fake news sites like Infowars to try and legitimize their own deceit.
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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by chiefalchemist on Sunday December 01, 2019 @07:42PM (#21678947)
Again. The irony is fitting. The confirmation bias runs deep on HN, even if many pretend it doesn't. The votes either way have no value. It's as if fake fear should be enough to coddle the duped.
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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by seattle_spring on Sunday December 01, 2019 @11:58PM (#21679912)
Are you claiming that Infowars is a legitimate news source?
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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by jakeogh on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:12AM (#21679973)
You are the only one talking about it. MSM means mainstream (aka mockingbird) news. It's not like IW invented the acronym.
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Re:Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views by seattle_spring on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:44AM (#21680116)
They may have not invented it, but their fans parrot the term so much that it's pretty much become a calling card.
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