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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Cite please, for fake news on the left of the magnitude and scale of pizzagate and Trump's tweets? [/quote]

Fake news promoted by mainstream media:  "Hands up, Don't shoot" in Ferguson.

How much violence and destruction has resulted from that fake news?  Lots more than Comet Pizza.

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Fake news is something invented from whole cloth.  It's a lie intended to do nothing more than deceive the unwary and uncritical.  The fact a reputable media outlet like the NYT or WP reports something which is later called into doubt or is disproven does not make the reporting "fake."  The overwhelming number of journalists are smart, decent people who are dedicated do their very best to verify facts and corroborate witness accounts in consultation with editors.  They want to get it right the first time.  Reputation means something to them.  And, when there is an error, it is acknowledged and corrected or retracted.  Real reporters are fired for "fake" stories.  There's no equivalency.

By the way, if you've ever dealt with the media, you would know that they employ fact-checkers who verify the accuracy of reporting as well as on- and off-the-record quotes.  [/quote]

Well, they certainly did not fact check carefully on the "hands up, don't shoot".  Whether you like it or not, that was "fake news".   They took Michael Brown's friend and went with that.  It was reported widely and falsely.  Journalists are expected to have more facts than internet conspiracy theories.  It was a lot more damaging.  The media did not do their job here--and look what happened.  Very few mentioned that we did not know for sure that the statement was true.  Reporters need to be more careful.

Another example of "fake news" was that a video was responsible for Benghazi.  Clinton knew that was not true and still put it out there.  Should she not be responsible for spreading false rumors?  Same with Rice.  Maybe Rice knew, or maybe she didn't.  If she didn't know, then the administration is responsible for not leveling with her before the Sunday talk shows.  Even the President implied that that was the cause.  Lots more damaging than Comet Pizza.  The media hardly questioned it.[/quote]

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