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How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News
Buzzfeed ^ | 11--3-16 | Craig Silverman

Posted on 11/15/2016 5:04:26 PM PST by Az Joe

BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

“This is the news of the millennium!” said the story on WorldPoliticus.com. Citing unnamed FBI sources, it claimed Hillary Clinton will be indicted in 2017 for crimes related to her email scandal.

“Your Prayers Have Been Answered,” declared the headline. For Trump supporters, that certainly seemed to be the case. They helped the baseless story generate over 140,000 shares, reactions, and comments on Facebook.

Meanwhile, roughly 6,000 miles away in a small town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a young man watched as money began trickling into his Google AdSense account.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fake; news; trump
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It would probably be appreciated if you would research the story yo are looking to post. It's really your responsibility not to post crap.
1 posted on 11/15/2016 5:04:26 PM PST by Az Joe
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To: Az Joe; humblegunner

What’s his handle here?


2 posted on 11/15/2016 5:06:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Az Joe

Uh, Hillary will be indicted, if plans move forward under Trump.


3 posted on 11/15/2016 5:08:03 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Az Joe

5 posted on 11/15/2016 5:10:49 PM PST by ari-freedom (The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
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To: Az Joe

should be a headline here, wtf?


6 posted on 11/15/2016 5:11:30 PM PST by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Az Joe

well maybe their credibility is slightly lower than the leftist MSM, but not by a lot....


7 posted on 11/15/2016 5:12:14 PM PST by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: ConservativeMind

Then change your nic to: “Sucker”


8 posted on 11/15/2016 5:12:45 PM PST by Az Joe (11-8-2016-----We are still here President Reagan!!)
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To: Enchante

And it appears that you don’t care about the bias of either, from your comment.


9 posted on 11/15/2016 5:20:07 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Az Joe

sure


10 posted on 11/15/2016 5:24:38 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: 1rudeboy

What a silly comment.

My comment does not imply anything about not “caring” about inaccuracy or bias.

I detest all inaccurate journalism. Humans are fallible but all should strive to be as objective as possible, especially in journalism.


11 posted on 11/15/2016 5:27:35 PM PST by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: All

Hmmm

This on same day Facebook says they will ax “false stories.”

Just trying to justify attacking conservatives like left woing Snopes does.


12 posted on 11/15/2016 5:28:17 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Enchante

Sure you do. It’s why you begin sentences with “well maybe” followed by “but.”


13 posted on 11/15/2016 5:30:21 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: TigerClaws

Left wing Snopes probably will be the first line of defense against this nonsense.


14 posted on 11/15/2016 5:32:13 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Wow you are such a pitiful tool.


15 posted on 11/15/2016 5:32:27 PM PST by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: Az Joe

How do we know this isn’t a fake news story?


16 posted on 11/15/2016 5:32:42 PM PST by McGruff (Anybody not willing to accept the results of an election is a danger to democracy - Hillary)
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To: Enchante

No, rather, I understand the English language. You tried to make a swipe at the American media, but all you accomplished was to appear indifferent to its bias.


17 posted on 11/15/2016 5:36:36 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: ConservativeMind

True, but you don’t want to be sending money to folks who are pretending to, um, ....
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yeah, never mind what I just said. We’re just five dollars away from indicting the beast! Operators are standing by now! MasterCard and Visa accepted!


18 posted on 11/15/2016 5:38:43 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Carly Simon is so vain, she thinks we think her insipid song is about us.)
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To: Az Joe

What’s the point of this story? That fake stories in the Balkans swung the election for Trump? Or just what?


19 posted on 11/15/2016 5:39:29 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: McGruff

I fondly remember “African Press International” and its vaunted Michelle Obama “tape.” FReepers fell for that, too. These folks simply improved upon the API business model.


20 posted on 11/15/2016 5:40:24 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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