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Students duped by fake news and biased sources, Stanford study finds
San Jose Mercury ^ | November 22, 2016 | Queenie Wong

Posted on 11/22/2016 7:32:18 PM PST by artichokegrower

Advertisement or news article? Think tank or lobbying group? Verified Facebook page or fake account?

Students from middle school to high school might be social media savvy nowadays, but they’re easily fooled by biased sources, ads that resemble news articles and even bogus social media pages, a study released Tuesday by the Stanford History Education Group showed.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fakenews; media; msm; news; socialmedia
In the wake of Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory, some are blaming Facebook for not doing enough to combat fake news.


Liberals control most newspapers, the network news, movies, music, schools, and some how conservatives have taken over the internet.

1 posted on 11/22/2016 7:32:18 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

It’s easy to find fake news.

Turn on the TV.


2 posted on 11/22/2016 7:33:09 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: artichokegrower

And they still think Sarah Palin said “I can see Russia from my house.”


3 posted on 11/22/2016 7:34:02 PM PST by Organic Panic (Gentrification in America. Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: artichokegrower

It’s a very serious situation.

OBVIOUSLY they’re trying to call attention to the dangers of MSM reporters secretly submitting their stories to Dem leaders for pre-publishing approval.

It’s clear.


4 posted on 11/22/2016 7:34:07 PM PST by gaijin
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To: artichokegrower

Get yer news at Freerepublic.

Hell, we will eat our own challenging stories for accuracy and veracity....


5 posted on 11/22/2016 7:34:48 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through you're anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: artichokegrower

QUIT YOUR CABLE TV

6 posted on 11/22/2016 7:35:31 PM PST by gaijin
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####ing crybaby faggots. That’s not a slur against gays.

I’ve worked with quite a few who didn’t b.tch like the msm does.

Incredible.

YOU DONT MATTER ANYMORE!!!!!

It’s happened to me with gals when I was younger.

Drink whiskey for a month and move on!!!

And if FB and twitter decide to shut down free speech, another mother ####ing SMART investor will build a free speech social media site faster than you can say “#### you ALL!” :)


7 posted on 11/22/2016 7:37:25 PM PST by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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Fake news and bias is commonplace on the left, Libs just don't like anyone contradicting them.

8 posted on 11/22/2016 7:37:26 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Students from middle school to high school ... easily fooled by biased sources...

I think it's safe to add many college students and adults to that list as well....

9 posted on 11/22/2016 7:37:32 PM PST by Hadean
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I remember how ignorant I was when I entered college. I thought participating in politics would make me smart, even though I was intellectually unprepared for it. I have seen students at top Ivy league schools who were insecure and unsure that they belonged among the top students in the country who did the same thing I did: they turned to politics to become smart, and to belong.

Students from urban centers do not stand much of a chance. They are politically bombarded from childhood — from Hollywood, the MSM, their teachers, their peers and their parents, who impose their politics on their young kids before the kids have even a hope of understanding the issues.

These kids are brainwashed and they don’t even care. They are so inundated with media and advertising that they think marketing and brainwashing is the new normal.

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10 posted on 11/22/2016 7:43:10 PM PST by bobk3
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To: artichokegrower

Students duped by left-wing professors in college.


11 posted on 11/22/2016 7:57:49 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: Da Coyote

Nailed It !

12 posted on 11/22/2016 8:05:06 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Mitt RomWarning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Da Coyote

The main stream media is full of fake news.
I wouldn’t trust Zuckerberger or any of his team to tell us what is fake or not. Liberals are very suspect when it comes to fake news.


13 posted on 11/22/2016 8:09:11 PM PST by Sam Clements
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"You're welcome!"
14 posted on 11/22/2016 8:09:18 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Gosh, I thought our kids had been taught critical thinking skills in pubic ed.


15 posted on 11/22/2016 8:09:55 PM PST by polymuser (There's a big basket of deportables.)
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To: artichokegrower

Ah, Democrats. So easily misled


16 posted on 11/22/2016 8:54:14 PM PST by realcleanguy
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To: artichokegrower

This is one of their new talking points.


17 posted on 11/22/2016 11:11:48 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Organic Panic

It is what happens when you get your news from comedians.


18 posted on 11/23/2016 4:02:39 AM PST by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: artichokegrower

Why is there all of a sudden so much emphasis on fake news? Propaganda has always been a tool used by the Left. It is as if some people are trying to narrow down public access to news or are trying to cover something up.


19 posted on 11/23/2016 6:20:40 AM PST by odawg
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20 posted on 11/23/2016 6:53:46 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ([Luke:] "I can’t believe it." [Yoda:] "That is why you fail.”)
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