Re:Show HN: I made a daily spot the fake headline game
by WalterGR on Thursday May 01, 2025 @05:25PM
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No, fake news in the modern era is news that is literally invented. It came to prominence during the 2016 US election and was tied largely to, as I recall, the Russian influence campaign and just plain moneymaking via ads.
Some politicians then co-opted the term to describe news and news outlets that they don’t like, and that definition was adopted by their fans.
Some politicians then co-opted the term to describe news and news outlets that they don’t like, and that definition was adopted by their fans.