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We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned
npr.org ^ | 11/23/2016 | Laura Sydell

Posted on 11/24/2016 6:24:21 AM PST by dirtboy

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Coler is a soft-spoken 40-year-old with a wife and two kids. He says he got into fake news around 2013 to highlight the extremism of the white nationalist alt-right.

"The whole idea from the start was to build a site that could kind of infiltrate the echo chambers of the alt-right, publish blatantly or fictional stories and then be able to publicly denounce those stories and point out the fact that they were fiction," Coler says.

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When did you notice that fake news does best with Trump supporters?

Well, this isn't just a Trump-supporter problem. This is a right-wing issue. Sarah Palin's famous blasting of the lamestream media is kind of record and testament to the rise of these kinds of people. The post-fact era is what I would refer to it as. This isn't something that started with Trump. This is something that's been in the works for a while. His whole campaign was this thing of discrediting mainstream media sources, which is one of those dog whistles to his supporters. When we were coming up with headlines it's always kind of about the red meat. Trump really got into the red meat. He knew who his base was. He knew how to feed them a constant diet of this red meat.

We've tried to do similar things to liberals. It just has never worked, it never takes off. You'll get debunked within the first two comments and then the whole thing just kind of fizzles out.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arrogantah; fakenews; npr; trumptransition
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To: dirtboy
I tracked down a fake news site too. It's address is 1111 North Capitol Street, NE in Washington, D.C.. Hey! it's NPR!
81 posted on 11/24/2016 11:13:11 AM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty
They obviously cannot be trusted in any kind of civilian capacity.

The facilities that exist? I was talking about a radical change in NPR/PBS personnel and mission statements.

If you were posting that the American government in all its non-military departments cannot be trusted to do better than in the recent past, once again you and I are at variance of opinions, to put it mildly.
82 posted on 11/24/2016 1:26:04 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Then we’re at variance, as you put it, I can’t feed everyone, but every time there’s a reason to go to the polls, here, there’s a ballot initiative for a levy, or a bond measure, or something to take more money I work for, and give it to the public sector pigs who just can’t get enough cream and apples.

What makes you think some kind of change in “mission statement” is going to make these tax-funded pukes fail to realize that they are at odds with me and the rest of America? Where do you think these Hillary fanatics come from?


83 posted on 11/24/2016 2:33:21 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Empire_of_Liberty
Then we’re at variance, as you put it, I can’t feed everyone, but every time there’s a reason to go to the polls, here, there’s a ballot initiative for a levy, or a bond measure, or something to take more money I work for, and give it to the public sector pigs who just can’t get enough cream and apples.

What makes you think some kind of change in “mission statement” is going to make these tax-funded pukes fail to realize that they are at odds with me and the rest of America? Where do you think these Hillary fanatics come from?


You have successfully communicated to me how unhappy you are with your life in America. Because of your posts today, Thanksgiving Day, I believe you are severely distrustful of civilian government and it's part in America's future.

We part company here, Empire_of_Liberty.

R2z

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84 posted on 11/24/2016 4:04:48 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Fairwell, then. I think I know where you are coming from.

I am hopeful that Donald Trump, not being from and in Government his whole life knows where America’s prosperity comes from and that things can improve.

You have failed to communicate to me any need to continue the unconstitutional funding of Government propaganda through NPR and PBS. This election has brought much of this to the public eye, which is the reason for my original posting on this subject. Perhaps this, and other abuses of the providers of America’s prosperity can be reversed, even without your help.


85 posted on 11/24/2016 4:58:28 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: dirtboy

Dan Ratherbiased ran with some fake memos on SeeBS News.

Time-Lies-HBO just did a biopic to say he was wronged for getting canned for faking news.

Newspapers photoshop 2 images to make news photos.

Debate questions are given to Hillary before townhalls/debates.

Journolist members colluded to give the illusion of an objective press freely questioning politicians on the Left.

Fake fake fake.

FUNPR

SNL is fake news too. “I can see Russkies from mah house!”


86 posted on 11/24/2016 5:29:27 PM PST by a fool in paradise ( Democrats' last peaceful transfer of power was January 1981.)
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To: dirtboy

So hes the journolista equivalent of a hate crime faker.


87 posted on 11/24/2016 6:39:43 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

I had to look it up. The definition in a sentence is hilarious.

“A southern colloqial for a severe case of pubic crabs.
The bitch’s crotch crickets were so bad, her gynocologyst had to call Orkin”.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crotch%20crickets


88 posted on 11/24/2016 6:53:56 PM PST by Rebelbase (Please consider donating to the emotional-support porcupine program for college safe spaces.)
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To: justlurking

I was one who fell for the Denver Guardian story for a few minutes - didn’t do my due diligence to discover that they had an entry form where anyone can post anything, which no reputable newspaper would have.

Free Republic gets these stories because we trust our readers to catch them and pull them. Still, for the few minutes they survive, someone could screenshot Free Republic and embarrass us. All part of the dirty tricks squad.


89 posted on 11/24/2016 9:57:00 PM PST by bIlluminati (Who is Horatio Bunce?)
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To: Rebelbase

Good stuff


90 posted on 11/24/2016 10:14:32 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: bIlluminati
Free Republic gets these stories because we trust our readers to catch them and pull them. Still, for the few minutes they survive, someone could screenshot Free Republic and embarrass us. All part of the dirty tricks squad.

That's why I've asked that the titles be modified.

It's normal for satirical articles to be labeled as [SATIRE]. It's also customary to add [BARF ALERT] to certain articles that are cringe-worthy.

By putting [HOAX] in the title, it remains -- but is quickly identifiable as fake. And, if someone does a title search, they find the article -- and don't repost it again.

91 posted on 11/25/2016 7:17:17 AM PST by justlurking (#TurnOffCNN)
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To: King Moonracer
I’m beginning to feel that way about family. We have smug doctors who look down upon everyone else as non-scientific, and too stupid to know any better. Effm, they’re too stupid to realize they’ve been indoctrinated.

Had one doctor and her husband treat us that way at Thanksgiving. Treats us as if we are the Griswolds from the movie Christmas vacation. To be specific, I think I've got the cousin Eddie slot. LOL.

92 posted on 11/26/2016 6:52:10 AM PST by Stentor
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To: Stentor

Being doctors gives them messianic complexes, and we should just live with their pronouncements on life and death. Effm.


93 posted on 11/26/2016 7:01:33 AM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: justlurking
But what's really funny is that the Lefties believe that a fake news site, created by one of their own as an anti-Trump plot, backfired and cost Hillary the election!

Either they are, A) Wrong and therefore deluded, or B) Correct, meaning they got steamrolled with the worst example of Karmaic backlash they've ever seen. Heh heh!

The relevant timeline of this story, if you can believe those parts, goes like this:

Like I said, major Karma Backlash if it's true. I wish it were, but have my doubts.

In particular, his laughably false claim that he didn't do a mirror site for HRC supporters because HillaryBots are too smart to be taken in by Fake News, a claim not challenged by the NPR reporter I notice, calls into question the believability of anything he or the reporter says.

94 posted on 11/26/2016 7:04:29 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (Folks ask about my politics. I say: I dont belong to any organized political party. I'm a Republican)
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