Saturday, November 26, 2016

"Fake News"

If you haven't been deluged with the latest morality/red scare freaking out about "fake news" being a Russian plot to install Trump in the White House, don't bother checking it out. If you have, read this Fortune article taking down the Washington Post's story arguing for the Russian conspiracy. Here's how it ends:
Has the rise of fake news played into the hands of those who want to spread disinformation? Sure it has. But connecting hundreds of Twitter accounts into a dark web of Russian-controlled agents, along with any website that sits on some poorly thought-out blacklist, seems like the beginnings of a conspiracy theory, rather than a scientific analysis of the problem.

  Fortune
Also, the ramping up of Cold War 2.0.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

(Timely) UPDATE:



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