Slate: Spying an opportunity, right-wingers stopped ignoring the fake news discussion and began to co-opt the phrase as a synonym for liberal bias. A Twitter search for the term “fake news” on Tuesday suggested that it has by now crossed over from a liberal rallying cry to a conservative one.
* In Hollywood, Major Picture Studios are selling large chunks of ownership to movie companies in China that are controlled by the Chinese government. Going further, every major studio head says that before a particular movie gets the green-light, it is vetted to make sure it does not offend Chinese sensibilities. But that is not propaganda? [Nope, just good business sense.]
Google, and Facebook filter search results and content in China so as to appease Chinese officials. Simultaneously, they filter news feeds in the US to be favorable to Hillary Clinton and the Left Agenda. But, again, there’s not a whiff of propaganda here. I guess, it’s because they are tech companies. Tech companies are always good.
* NO COMMENTS = FAKE NEWS
This is how we take over the “fake news” forced-meme and turn it true.
Remember when every mainstream news site had a comments section? Remember disrespectful peanut gallery denizens pointing out that the story they were commenting on was a lie? And then proving it with a hyperlink.
And then no mainstream news site had a comments section.
NO COMMENTS = FAKE NEWS
Next time an office-mate tries to tell you about a “trending” story, ask if the site he or she got it from allows comments, then explain why that matters.
