I think this thread really needs to happen. We all need to sit down, and Identify Examples, and what its doing to our Nations Politics.
This is a problem that doesn't have to major of a bias, it effects all sides.
(Also note, negative news about current presidents is not fake, no matter what some media, or even political leaders, tell you. Its the same situation, they are capitalizing off the controversy of the current leader to make money in most cases. In some they are stating hard facts however, and you need to read and understand it).
Yes, There is a lot more Pro-Trump fake news (mainly because of how his first week or two is going), especially on specific sites, but the example below is a pretty good one on how its being used on the other side as well.
The article above describes how news was being pushed on Facebook recently that police officers were actively aggression the protesters, burning their camps, and some sites even declared that 'The police had the right to open fire on the DAPL protesters'.
The amount of fake news people are consuming sets a dangerous precedent for our country's togetherness as a whole, threatening to split everyone into predefined groups of hate.
There are however people pushing to identify sites and debunk them:
Facebook is easily the biggest offender of this, having almost no filter whatsoever on what is posted, and liked. This leads to outright Bullshit being plastered all over facebook, no matter the bias. The worst part about it, is that the majority of it is bought and paid for by people who want to generate controversy, and spread misinformation.
I think personally, and many agree from what I've read in many articles, that the fix to this fake news overload is individuals taking control over their consumption. People have gotten so sucked into social media, almost only reading headlines, liking, and moving on. No one reads anymore, no one sources arguments, its almost entirely verbatim for sensationalist posts they skimmed through earlier in their news feed. There is an obvious attempt by some media outlets to take advantage of the population of America, and other countries around the globe, to stir hate or controversy in the pursuit of profit.
We as a people need to be vigilant, read articles before we use them as evidence, making sure those articles are not making broad sweeping statements without evidence to back them up. We also need to be vigilant about our own tongues, making sure we do not also make things up to support our arguments.
Finally, For all peoples benefit; stop posting BS on facebook, everyone, everywhere, is sick of it. Facebook is not a platform to berate your friends and family about their political choices, save it for the dinner table. :)
This is a problem that doesn't have to major of a bias, it effects all sides.
(Also note, negative news about current presidents is not fake, no matter what some media, or even political leaders, tell you. Its the same situation, they are capitalizing off the controversy of the current leader to make money in most cases. In some they are stating hard facts however, and you need to read and understand it).
Yes, There is a lot more Pro-Trump fake news (mainly because of how his first week or two is going), especially on specific sites, but the example below is a pretty good one on how its being used on the other side as well.
The article above describes how news was being pushed on Facebook recently that police officers were actively aggression the protesters, burning their camps, and some sites even declared that 'The police had the right to open fire on the DAPL protesters'.
The amount of fake news people are consuming sets a dangerous precedent for our country's togetherness as a whole, threatening to split everyone into predefined groups of hate.
There are however people pushing to identify sites and debunk them:
Facebook is easily the biggest offender of this, having almost no filter whatsoever on what is posted, and liked. This leads to outright Bullshit being plastered all over facebook, no matter the bias. The worst part about it, is that the majority of it is bought and paid for by people who want to generate controversy, and spread misinformation.
I think personally, and many agree from what I've read in many articles, that the fix to this fake news overload is individuals taking control over their consumption. People have gotten so sucked into social media, almost only reading headlines, liking, and moving on. No one reads anymore, no one sources arguments, its almost entirely verbatim for sensationalist posts they skimmed through earlier in their news feed. There is an obvious attempt by some media outlets to take advantage of the population of America, and other countries around the globe, to stir hate or controversy in the pursuit of profit.
We as a people need to be vigilant, read articles before we use them as evidence, making sure those articles are not making broad sweeping statements without evidence to back them up. We also need to be vigilant about our own tongues, making sure we do not also make things up to support our arguments.
Finally, For all peoples benefit; stop posting BS on facebook, everyone, everywhere, is sick of it. Facebook is not a platform to berate your friends and family about their political choices, save it for the dinner table. :)
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