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Frolex 02/12/18 7:23:39 AM #1:	https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/06/sharing-fake-news-us-rightwing-study-trump-university-of-oxford Low-quality, extremist, sensationalist and conspiratorial news published in the US was overwhelmingly consumed and shared by rightwing social network users, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. The study, from the universitys computational propaganda project, looked at the most significant sources of junk news shared in the three months leading up to Donald Trumps first State of the Union address this January, and tried to find out who was sharing them and why. On Twitter, a network of Trump supporters consumes the largest volume of junk news, and junk news is the largest proportion of news links they share, the researchers concluded. On Facebook, the skew was even greater. There, extreme hard right pages distinct from Republican pages share more junk news than all the other audiences put together. i can believable --- http://i.imgur.com/HOLHd4k.gif http://i.imgur.com/six2WTN.gif <cite>Frolex posted [p:895929731] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/06/sharing-fake-news-us-rightwing-study-trump-university-of-oxford <quote> Low-quality, extremist, sensationalist and conspiratorial news published in the US was overwhelmingly consumed and shared by rightwing social network users, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. The study, from the universitys computational propaganda project, looked at the most significant sources of junk news shared in the three months leading up to Donald Trumps first State of the Union address this January, and tried to find out who was sharing them and why. On Twitter, a network of Trump supporters consumes the largest volume of junk news, and junk news is the largest proportion of news links they share, the researchers concluded. On Facebook, the skew was even greater. There, extreme hard right pages distinct from Republican pages share more junk news than all the other audiences put together.</quote> i can believable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 02/12/18 7:25:40 AM #2:	Many sides --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:895929784] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Many sides</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 02/12/18 7:26:42 AM #3:	Well... that's just a leftist study and itself fake news, it is it is. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:895929807] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Well... that's just a leftist study and itself fake news, it is it is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 7:30:50 AM #4:	There was a topic on this yesterday: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/76307900 --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895929909] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>There was a topic on this yesterday: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/76307900</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 02/12/18 7:38:59 AM #5:	That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:895930079] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nomadic View 02/12/18 7:41:28 AM #6:	Fake news sharing in US is a rightwing thing, says a leftwing news site. --- {}\\{}(o){}\\//{}//=\\{})){}(< \\//{}{{-{}//\\{} {}xxxxxxxx{};;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;> <cite>Nomadic View posted [p:895930140] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Fake news sharing in US is a rightwing thing, says a leftwing news site.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ilovuuu 02/12/18 7:42:51 AM #7:	Nomadic View posted... Fake news sharing in US is a rightwing thing, says a leftwing news site. as opposed to another news site you like to post... <cite>ilovuuu posted [p:895930159] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Nomadic View posted...</cite> <quote>Fake news sharing in US is a rightwing thing, says a leftwing news site.</quote> as opposed to another news site you like to post...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 02/12/18 7:44:18 AM #8:	Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:895930188] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ilovuuu 02/12/18 7:46:15 AM #9:	Coffeebeanz posted... Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news are you ok? who hurt your feelings. <cite>ilovuuu posted [p:895930221] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news</quote> are you ok? who hurt your feelings.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thelema 02/12/18 7:46:43 AM #10:	Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular). --- Look into my eyes, you will see who I am. My name is Lucifer, please take my hand ~ <cite>Thelema posted [p:895930233] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 02/12/18 7:50:28 AM #11:	Thelema posted... Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular). DailyKos --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:895930331] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Thelema posted...</cite> <quote>Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular).</quote> DailyKos</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 7:51:31 AM #12:	Coffeebeanz posted... Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news Not really, study is literally just an analysis of a data aggregation of social media. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895930348] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news</quote> Not really, study is literally just an analysis of a data aggregation of social media.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NINExATExSEVEN 02/12/18 7:59:19 AM #13:	What exactly do they consider fake news? Is it news that's made up, or news that's true, but is delivered to the public a political angle? --- Listen to my story... This... May be our last chance... <cite>NINExATExSEVEN posted [p:895930542] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>What exactly do they consider fake news? Is it news that's made up, or news that's true, but is delivered to the public a political angle?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruorComa 02/12/18 8:01:01 AM #14:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs --- If you have a problem with potheads, throw your computer out the window. Why should you be able leech off the creativity of those you condemn? <cite>CruorComa posted [p:895930591] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Dream87 02/12/18 8:03:13 AM #15:	Coffeebeanz posted... Thelema posted... Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular). DailyKos Daily what --- http://i.imgur.com/ymmqXXN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5iNwXbV.png http://i.imgur.com/HSriaa3.gif http://i.imgur.com/xphiy45.gifv <cite>Blue_Dream87 posted [p:895930653] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Thelema posted...</cite> <quote>Well, most conspiracy theorists TEND to be right-wingers. Anybody who says otherwise is just fooling themselves. The lack of honesty is incredible here. Left-wing media can be biased, sure, but tell me the name of a left-wing equivalent of Infowars (that is as popular).</quote> DailyKos</quote> Daily what</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ilovuuu 02/12/18 8:04:12 AM #16:	dailykos isn't anywhere near as bad as infowars <cite>ilovuuu posted [p:895930670] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>dailykos isn't anywhere near as bad as infowars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
0AbsoluteZero0 02/12/18 8:04:24 AM #17:	Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it. --- -The Admirable <cite>0AbsoluteZero0 posted [p:895930674] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ilovuuu 02/12/18 8:05:39 AM #18:	coffeebeanz pls. I'm scared for your patients. retire now <cite>ilovuuu posted [p:895930702] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>coffeebeanz pls. I'm scared for your patients. retire now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 02/12/18 8:07:47 AM #19:	Well, according to Trump, "fake news" means any news that says anything negative about him at all. So, based on that definition, it would be the liberals who share fake news. --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:895930746] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Well, according to Trump, "fake news" means any news that says anything negative about him at all. So, based on that definition, it would be the liberals who share fake news.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Epic-Vegan_420 02/12/18 8:29:48 AM #20:	Funny because fake news in China is left wing <cite>Epic-Vegan_420 posted [p:895931309] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Funny because fake news in China is left wing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
luigi13579 02/12/18 8:38:42 AM #21:	Yeah, this has been doing the rounds over the past few days. Having read the study, it's maybe not as convincing or clear about its methods as I'd like. It's an interesting piece of research, but I'm not sure what it is beyond that. To be totally honest, I'm as anti-Trump as they come, and my default assumption is that Trump supporters share a shit-ton of "fake news" and conspiracy theories. I don't think for one minute they're unique in that, but it's definitely the sense I get and I do think they're particularly bad for it. I just wish the foundations of the study were a bit stronger. On to the study, the "junk news" sites in the list are mostly right-wing (which isn't necessarily a sign of bias if those sites genuinely are less reputable), because they breached at least 3 of 5 metrics they came up with. However, as far as I'm aware, they don't show exactly what metrics each site breached, and how they determined those breaches (I could be mistaken). Also, what sites did they eliminate from the list on the basis that they didn't meet these criteria (i.e. what was the full list of sites before filtering)? It's also helpful to be clear about exactly what the study states: On Twitter, the Trump Support Group shares 95% of the junk news sites on the watch list, and accounted for 55% of junk news traffic in the sample. So the 95% figure that has been banded about is the percentage of the sampled sites that they shared content from, not the actual raw amount as some have stated (which is 55%). Also, is something necessarily junk news just because it comes from a "junk news" site? Note the difference between "fake news" and "junk news". I think their term is a bit more inclusive (i.e. news that isn't necessarily outright false, but put across in a misleading way, with few sources, anonymous authors, overly emotional and partisan headlines, etc.). The sample is also fairly limited: From this reduced dataset of 10,691 [Facebook] pages, we collected all posts from the 90 days between October 20, 2017 and January 19, 2018 This reduced the dataset to 13,477 Twitter users. They had a dataset a few times larger and filtered it down. The time period was the ~3 months before the SOTU. Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. Thoughts? <cite>luigi13579 posted [p:895931565] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, this has been doing the rounds over the past few days. Having read the study, it's maybe not as convincing or clear about its methods as I'd like. It's an interesting piece of research, but I'm not sure what it is beyond that. To be totally honest, I'm as anti-Trump as they come, and my default assumption is that Trump supporters share a shit-ton of "fake news" and conspiracy theories. I don't think for one minute they're unique in that, but it's definitely the sense I get and I do think they're particularly bad for it. I just wish the foundations of the study were a bit stronger. On to the study, the "junk news" sites in the list are mostly right-wing (which isn't necessarily a sign of bias if those sites genuinely are less reputable), because they breached at least 3 of 5 metrics they came up with. However, as far as I'm aware, they don't show exactly what metrics each site breached, and how they determined those breaches (I could be mistaken). Also, what sites did they eliminate from the list on the basis that they didn't meet these criteria (i.e. what was the full list of sites before filtering)? It's also helpful to be clear about exactly what the study states: <quote>On Twitter, the Trump Support Group shares 95% of the junk news sites on the watch list, and accounted for 55% of junk news traffic in the sample.</quote> So the 95% figure that has been banded about is the percentage of the sampled sites that they shared content from, not the actual raw amount as some have stated (which is 55%). Also, is something necessarily junk news just because it comes from a "junk news" site? Note the difference between "fake news" and "junk news". I think their term is a bit more inclusive (i.e. news that isn't necessarily outright false, but put across in a misleading way, with few sources, anonymous authors, overly emotional and partisan headlines, etc.). The sample is also fairly limited: <quote>From this reduced dataset of 10,691 [Facebook] pages, we collected all posts from the 90 days between October 20, 2017 and January 19, 2018</quote> <quote>This reduced the dataset to 13,477 Twitter users.</quote> They had a dataset a few times larger and filtered it down. The time period was the ~3 months before the SOTU. Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. Thoughts?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 02/12/18 8:49:57 AM #22:	We've gone over this before when studies have been posted about fake news, but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means. And since it's a pop-culture term, the colloquial definition definitely matters. In terms of completely fabricated news -- like conspiracy-type things or total fiction -- I would agree that those are mostly right-leaning. In terms of deliberately slanted and misleading coverage to give a biased view -- which is also how many people use the term 'fake news' -- those are more left-leaning. We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:895931903] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>We've gone over this before when studies have been posted about fake news, but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means. And since it's a pop-culture term, the colloquial definition definitely matters. In terms of completely fabricated news -- like conspiracy-type things or total fiction -- I would agree that those are mostly right-leaning. In terms of deliberately slanted and misleading coverage to give a biased view -- which is also how many people use the term 'fake news' -- those are more left-leaning. We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Epic-Vegan_420 02/12/18 8:50:58 AM #23:	In some of these studies, memes are considered "news" which is just bizarre to me. <cite>Epic-Vegan_420 posted [p:895931931] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>In some of these studies, memes are considered "news" which is just bizarre to me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 8:51:45 AM #24:	The Admiral posted... We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. I mean, there was also a lot of negative coverage about 9/11 too. Why can't the darned news media be fair and balanced?! --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895931960] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings.</quote> I mean, there was also a lot of negative coverage about 9/11 too. Why can't the darned news media be fair and balanced?!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 02/12/18 8:52:23 AM #25:	COVxy posted... The Admiral posted... We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. I mean, there was also a lot of negative coverage about 9/11 too. Why can't the darned news media be fair and balanced?! If you're comparing Trump to 9/11, just raise the white flag now and stop cluttering this topic. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:895931979] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings.</quote> I mean, there was also a lot of negative coverage about 9/11 too. Why can't the darned news media be fair and balanced?!</quote> If you're comparing Trump to 9/11, just raise the white flag now and stop cluttering this topic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 8:53:10 AM #26:	The Admiral posted... If you're comparing Trump to 9/11, just raise the white flag now and stop cluttering this topic. Misunderstanding a point doesn't make you look clever. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895931992] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>If you're comparing Trump to 9/11, just raise the white flag now and stop cluttering this topic.</quote> Misunderstanding a point doesn't make you look clever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 02/12/18 8:54:04 AM #27:	That doesnt evidence Your claim at all Unless we accept some sort of weird mindset that coverage of a story should be made artificially neutral to create a stupid concept of fairness. <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:895932008] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>That doesnt evidence Your claim at all Unless we accept some sort of weird mindset that coverage of a story should be made artificially neutral to create a stupid concept of fairness.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ilovuuu 02/12/18 8:57:34 AM #28:	i mean. it's no suprise. right wingers are so gullible it hurts. remember when Ted Cruz denied having anything to do with the shutdown? like. Republican voters are just so gullible the politicians know they can lie about these things <cite>ilovuuu posted [p:895932097] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>i mean. it's no suprise. right wingers are so gullible it hurts. remember when Ted Cruz denied having anything to do with the shutdown? like. Republican voters are just so gullible the politicians know they can lie about these things</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 10:07:37 AM #29:	CruorComa posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs Also, imagine being this guy and actually making a living by doing what he does. "conflicting information" lol --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895934777] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>CruorComa posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs</quote> Also, imagine being this guy and actually making a living by doing what he does. "conflicting information" lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpiralDrift 02/12/18 10:08:42 AM #30:	The irony meter has just exploded. --- Do unto others what your parents did to you. <cite>SpiralDrift posted [p:895934819] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>The irony meter has just exploded.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LadyLuckSmiles 02/12/18 10:28:30 AM #31:	0AbsoluteZero0 posted... Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it. --- Playing Now: WWE 2016 <cite>LadyLuckSmiles posted [p:895935737] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>0AbsoluteZero0 posted...</cite> <quote>Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_OujiDoza_ 02/12/18 10:31:59 AM #32:	Coffeebeanz posted... Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news Smugly? not smug to post facts. --- R.I.P. Bilbo-Swaggins: Victim of the CommunistFAQS Regime \|Brian-Dawkins\|http://i.imgtc.com/5yil6xS.jpg. <cite>_OujiDoza_ posted [p:895935881] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Coffeebeanz posted...</cite> <quote>Leftists smugly think Rightists are dumb Any other breaking news</quote> Smugly? not smug to post facts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
frozenshock 02/12/18 11:04:05 AM #33:	The Admiral posted... We've gone over this before when studies have been posted about fake news, but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means. And since it's a pop-culture term, the colloquial definition definitely matters. In terms of completely fabricated news -- like conspiracy-type things or total fiction -- I would agree that those are mostly right-leaning. In terms of deliberately slanted and misleading coverage to give a biased view -- which is also how many people use the term 'fake news' -- those are more left-leaning. We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. Negative coverage of trump is not in a vacuum. It's not being biased to criticize someone who acts like Trump acts sometimes. --- I don't hate people, people hate me. <cite>frozenshock posted [p:895937287] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>We've gone over this before when studies have been posted about fake news, but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means. And since it's a pop-culture term, the colloquial definition definitely matters. In terms of completely fabricated news -- like conspiracy-type things or total fiction -- I would agree that those are mostly right-leaning. In terms of deliberately slanted and misleading coverage to give a biased view -- which is also how many people use the term 'fake news' -- those are more left-leaning. We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. </quote> Negative coverage of trump is not in a vacuum. It's not being biased to criticize someone who acts like Trump acts sometimes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 02/12/18 11:05:06 AM #34:	I thought fake news was just real news that republicans don't want to accept --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:895937350] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>I thought fake news was just real news that republicans don't want to accept</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 02/12/18 11:52:39 AM #35:	The Admiral posted... but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate! --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:895939926] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means</quote> You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 02/12/18 11:59:21 AM #36:	scar the 1 posted... The Admiral posted... but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate! I already did. This is a left-leaning study that defines it in a way that supports their desired conclusion. Not everyone who uses the term "fake news" defines it the way this study does. And since it's a pop-culture term, they have no authority to say what the term means more than anyone else. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:895940276] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>scar the 1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means</quote> You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate!</quote> I already did. This is a left-leaning study that defines it in a way that supports their desired conclusion. Not everyone who uses the term "fake news" defines it the way this study does. And since it's a pop-culture term, they have no authority to say what the term means more than anyone else.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeneralZhao 02/12/18 12:02:10 PM #37:	"It's a left-leaning study because it provides a conclusion I disagree with" Just save yourself the time --- https://imgur.com/a/f52rH <cite>GeneralZhao posted [p:895940424] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>"It's a left-leaning study because it provides a conclusion I disagree with" Just save yourself the time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CableZL 02/12/18 12:05:34 PM #38:	The Admiral posted... We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. Trump brings most of his negative coverage on himself via his behavior. --- http://i.imgur.com/ByKGlJb.gif http://i.imgur.com/nZdaA8D.gif http://i.imgur.com/VBLBILg.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:895940620] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>We have data to show this based on the historically negative coverage of Trump that goes well beyond even the lowest point of his disapproval ratings. </quote> Trump brings most of his negative coverage on himself via his behavior.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Saquon--Barkley 02/12/18 12:07:20 PM #39:	0AbsoluteZero0 posted... Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it. --- WE ARE! PENN STATE! <cite>Saquon--Barkley posted [p:895940742] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>0AbsoluteZero0 posted...</cite> <quote>Any sane person already knew this, but its nice that they ran the study to confirm it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 02/12/18 12:21:34 PM #40:	The Admiral posted... scar the 1 posted... The Admiral posted... but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate! I already did. This is a left-leaning study that defines it in a way that supports their desired conclusion. Not everyone who uses the term "fake news" defines it the way this study does. And since it's a pop-culture term, they have no authority to say what the term means more than anyone else. I'm sorry, I can't find where you discuss this study's definition. Could you direct me to a specific post? Maybe I skimmed something. --- Everything has an end, except for the sausage. It has two. <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:895941539] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote><cite>scar the 1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>but there is not a single accepted definition of what that term even means</quote> You know, I'm sure that if you look real close you'll find that this study defines it. If you have a problem with that definition, feel free to elaborate!</quote> I already did. This is a left-leaning study that defines it in a way that supports their desired conclusion. Not everyone who uses the term "fake news" defines it the way this study does. And since it's a pop-culture term, they have no authority to say what the term means more than anyone else.</quote> I'm sorry, I can't find where you discuss this study's definition. Could you direct me to a specific post? Maybe I skimmed something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/12/18 12:24:55 PM #41:	NibeIungsnarf posted... That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively I got vertigo by reading this post --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:895941711] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively</quote> I got vertigo by reading this post</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ulyanyx 02/12/18 12:27:55 PM #42:	"we declare this side fake news and look all the people you don't like who voted for trump shared this news VOTE DEMOCRAT" if trump is playing 4d chess soon people should really wake up and realize the media only cares about who you're voting for on either side. no matter what you do in life you're a cog in a political machine and all that matters is your vote, or using someone as an inspiring story to get more people to vote. --- Sober from Alcohol since August 4th 2017 <cite>Ulyanyx posted [p:895941885] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>"we declare this side fake news and look all the people you don't like who voted for trump shared this news VOTE DEMOCRAT" if trump is playing 4d chess soon people should really wake up and realize the media only cares about who you're voting for on either side. no matter what you do in life you're a cog in a political machine and all that matters is your vote, or using someone as an inspiring story to get more people to vote.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NibeIungsnarf 02/12/18 12:37:55 PM #43:	Tyranthraxus posted... NibeIungsnarf posted... That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively I got vertigo by reading this post Fake news <cite>NibeIungsnarf posted [p:895942404] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>NibeIungsnarf posted...</cite> <quote>That's a wrong definition of fake news. It assumes fake news is news that is fake. Real fake news is news where the Republican party/voters are portrayed negatively</quote> I got vertigo by reading this post</quote> Fake news</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruorComa 02/12/18 4:12:36 PM #44:	COVxy posted... CruorComa posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs Also, imagine being this guy and actually making a living by doing what he does. "conflicting information" lol Multi-award winning journalism? Er.. . Yeah, imagine that. --- If you have a problem with potheads, throw your computer out the window. Why should you be able leech off the creativity of those you condemn? <cite>CruorComa posted [p:895955288] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CruorComa posted...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_wOzRw76Qs</quote> Also, imagine being this guy and actually making a living by doing what he does. "conflicting information" lol</quote> Multi-award winning journalism? Er.. . Yeah, imagine that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/12/18 4:21:34 PM #45:	CruorComa posted... Multi-award winning journalism? Er.. . Yeah, imagine that Award winning, such that he cannot understand how two different things can happen at two different times. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895955830] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote><cite>CruorComa posted...</cite> <quote>Multi-award winning journalism? Er.. . Yeah, imagine that</quote> Award winning, such that he cannot understand how two different things can happen at two different times.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 02/12/18 4:22:49 PM #46:	Water is also wet. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:895955909] in Fake news ... [t:76310847]...</cite> <quote>Water is also wet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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