2017.09.29 FakeNews Twitter

CNN claimed that FakeNews on Twitter is what allowed Trump to win the 2016 elections: the study was debunked. CNN claimed that FakeNews on Twitter is what allowed Trump to win the 2016 elections: the study was debunked. ℹ️ Info           ~ Aristotle Sabouni Created: 2019-01-21

CNN claimed that FakeNews on Twitter is what allowed Trump to win the 2016 elections: the study was debunked.

Details

1. The Oxford Internet Institute study cited was about JunkNews (not FakeNews)
2. It was poorly researched
3. It included many mainstream conservative site like The Washington Examiner and Breitbart, which both contribute original reporting and have seats in the White House press pool.
4. They were only commenting on the volume of messages, not the impact of them (as CNN did).

Lots of fail.

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Fake News While the term goes back 100 years, the history is summed up well by Sharyl Attkisson.

CNN 1980 Ted Turner started CNN to put his left center spin on "the news". Then it went downhill.

🔗 Links

• https://dailycaller.com/2017/09/29/exclusive-mainstream-media-reporting-about-twitter-fake-news-is-100-false/
• http://comprop.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/89/2017/09/Polarizing-Content-and-Swing-States.pdf

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