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| | [[Hollywood]] fake news is in the form of "docudramas" that mix factual content with falsehoods such that viewers are misled into thinking that the falsehoods are true, as in the upcoming [[Mrs. America]] miniseries. [[mainstream media|Mainstream]] fake news has [[liberal bias]] that goes beyond reporting of facts and commentary; it can take the form of headlining a manufactured crisis to obscure real news in the daily news cycle. [[Clickbait]], a sensational headline with a body of reporting based on half-truths designed to lure a reader into a commercial website, is another form of fake news. | | [[Hollywood]] fake news is in the form of "docudramas" that mix factual content with falsehoods such that viewers are misled into thinking that the falsehoods are true, as in the upcoming [[Mrs. America]] miniseries. [[mainstream media|Mainstream]] fake news has [[liberal bias]] that goes beyond reporting of facts and commentary; it can take the form of headlining a manufactured crisis to obscure real news in the daily news cycle. [[Clickbait]], a sensational headline with a body of reporting based on half-truths designed to lure a reader into a commercial website, is another form of fake news. |
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| − | [[File:TheShill.png|thumb|right|550px|''The Hill'' is seen here tweeting an outrageous claim proved false ''by their own provided image''; while it has been deleted after being called out, the tweet has been archived.]] | |
| | Examples of major mainstream fake news stories in the recent past are: | | Examples of major mainstream fake news stories in the recent past are: |
| | *CBS used a picture from President Trump’s “Latino’s for Trump” event as a manipulative picture to showcase Joe Biden’s Latino outreach effort in Miami.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/16/fake-news-caught-again-cbs-uses-photo-from-latinos-for-trump-as-image-for-biden-latino-outreach-in-miami/</ref> | | *CBS used a picture from President Trump’s “Latino’s for Trump” event as a manipulative picture to showcase Joe Biden’s Latino outreach effort in Miami.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/16/fake-news-caught-again-cbs-uses-photo-from-latinos-for-trump-as-image-for-biden-latino-outreach-in-miami/</ref> |
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| | Political fake news is designed to push an agenda, typically the [[liberal]] one. Non-political clickbait is designed to attract internet traffic, attention, or sales. Clickbait websites often lack known publishers hindering lawsuits against them for [[libel]] or [[slander]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/opinions/suing-fake-news-not-so-fast-callan/index.html|title=Sue over fake news? Not so fast|last=Callan|first=Paul|website=CNN|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref> In many cases, clickbait websites resolve to [[IP address]]es located outside the United States. | | Political fake news is designed to push an agenda, typically the [[liberal]] one. Non-political clickbait is designed to attract internet traffic, attention, or sales. Clickbait websites often lack known publishers hindering lawsuits against them for [[libel]] or [[slander]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/05/opinions/suing-fake-news-not-so-fast-callan/index.html|title=Sue over fake news? Not so fast|last=Callan|first=Paul|website=CNN|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref> In many cases, clickbait websites resolve to [[IP address]]es located outside the United States. |
| | [[File:CNN HCQ.png|thumb|right|450px|Amidst the [[CCP pandemic]] when [[Donald Trump]] touted [[hydroxychloroquine]] as an effective treatment for [[COVID-19]], CNN showed strong signs of [[HCQ denial syndrome]] when citing fake "studies" until they were forced to admit otherwise.]] | | [[File:CNN HCQ.png|thumb|right|450px|Amidst the [[CCP pandemic]] when [[Donald Trump]] touted [[hydroxychloroquine]] as an effective treatment for [[COVID-19]], CNN showed strong signs of [[HCQ denial syndrome]] when citing fake "studies" until they were forced to admit otherwise.]] |
| | + | [[File:TheShill.png|thumb|right|450px|''The Hill'' is seen here tweeting an outrageous claim proved false ''by their own provided image''; while it has been deleted after being called out, the tweet has been archived.]] |
| | ==2020 Presidential election== | | ==2020 Presidential election== |
| | [[File:Antifa wildfires.png|thumb|right|350px|Despite the [[lamestream media]] insisting that wildfires that occurred in the West Coast were due to "[[global warming]]", this this [[CNN]] headline admits otherwise that conservatives were right about arsonists.]] | | [[File:Antifa wildfires.png|thumb|right|350px|Despite the [[lamestream media]] insisting that wildfires that occurred in the West Coast were due to "[[global warming]]", this this [[CNN]] headline admits otherwise that conservatives were right about arsonists.]] |