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Fake news sites planted to trip up Republicans
WND ^ | Sept. 1, 2016 | WND

Posted on 09/03/2016 9:36:44 AM PDT by AuntB

Conservatives tricked into sharing bogus stories concocted by left

Almost all of us have been a victim of accidentally spreading fake news at one time. A trusted friend emails you a link to an article that is red meat for the conservative base; it sounds legitimate, and the name of the site even sounds official. You forward the article and post it on Facebook and Twitter — and then the backlash is embarrassing. Multiple people point out you’re wrong, and you feel like an idiot. But how were you to know, especially in this information overload, social media era? It has become normal to quickly skim articles and headlines.

It used to be The Onion was the only satire news site. And the site makes it very clear its news is satire. But within the last year, multiple sites (there is a list compiled here https://stream.org/left-busy-planting-fake-conservative-news-sites/) have sprung up that do not make it clear they are satire, if at all. They brazenly post fake news that isn’t even funny, like The Onion, but sounds like legitimate news.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dncstrategy; fakenews; hillary; media; trump
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To: Randy Larsen

It’s funny how they list The People’s Cube as fake satire.
It’s real comrades, it’s real....


61 posted on 09/03/2016 12:53:10 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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To: AuntB

You ever told someone on facebook that the news is fake and people posting right after you just keep on getting mad like they don’t even read other peoples post.


62 posted on 09/03/2016 12:56:12 PM PDT by wild74
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To: Timpanagos1

What bothered me is that people didn’t like to get taken in by John’s brilliance and so complained. I, on the other hand, thought it was fun to be caught up in his lunacy and for one brief moment being taken in. Some folks are too stuck up!


63 posted on 09/03/2016 2:11:04 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: AuntB

It isn’t just leftist sites. Conservative sites repeatedly spread false/half-true stories/statistics on immigration and illegal immigration.

Immigration is the single reason so many undecided have not gone to Trump even though they hate Clinton and agree with Trump on most everything except immigration. (I’m talking about ordinary voters here. I’m not talking about National Review.)


64 posted on 09/03/2016 2:37:10 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: spintreebob

Thank you...

We can be just as bad, unfortunately, as the liberals we despise...

We must strive to be better...


65 posted on 09/03/2016 4:54:31 PM PDT by Stormy_2021 (Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts..!)
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To: AuntB

I keep away from Snopes, regardless. I try not to fall for fake news sites. One has to realize that the lib/commies are admirers of Saul Alinsky, who did dedicate “His Rules for Radicals” to the devil.


66 posted on 09/03/2016 7:11:15 PM PDT by Stepan12 (go)
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To: libertarian27

This page bookmarked. You post will help.


67 posted on 09/03/2016 7:12:38 PM PDT by Stepan12 (go)
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To: Leep
That's right, they're low budget fakes. We need the genuine fake news like NBC, CNN et al. They never lie, embellish, twist, spin or manipulate a story.☺
68 posted on 09/03/2016 8:20:00 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dynachrome

The “Go.com” domain has been a legit Disney domain for a long time (1998).

http://abcnews.go.com is ABC news.

Notice that “Go.com” is the base domain for a lot of “Disney Interactive” sites:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com
https://disneyland.disney.go.com
http://abcnews.go.com
https://disneycruise.disney.go.com
http://go.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go.com


69 posted on 09/03/2016 8:44:00 PM PDT by Drago
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To: Drago

ok. Thanks.


70 posted on 09/04/2016 5:48:36 AM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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