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An Internet Writer Breaks Up With Her Boyfriend Over Trump… You Won’t Believe...
The ferocious and funny Anna Merlan takes an impressively deep dive into the made-up career of Rachel Brewson, the JT LeRoy of womens-interest clickbait. “The Team of Men Behind Rachel Brewston, the...
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The Best Trick Wins the War
Infaltable decoys come of age with military sleight of hand. [Thanks Peter M.] “A New Weapon In Russia’s Arsenal – And It’s Inflatable” by Andrew E. Kramer October 12, 2016 The New York Times Deep in...
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Journalist Who Posed as Middle Eastern Tycoon Gets Prison Term
UK journalist Mahzer Mahmood didn’t let ethics or truth get in the way of a hot scoop, and now he’s headed to prison. It’s a story that beggars belief, involving politics, pop star drug scandals,...
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The Great Modernist Poetry Prank
The Futility Closet podcast investigates two Australian army officers whose antipathy for the arts establishment inspired them to create a fake writer and receive embarrassing critical acclaim. Take...
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Meet Trump Booster and Digital Chimera Steven Smith (R-GA)
Gullibility goes way up during election years. “The Internet’s Favorite Congessman Is a Joke” by Molly Taft Medium October 24, 2016 Rep. Steven Smith of Georgia’s 15th District was the first member of...
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Voter Intimidation Shenanigans Exposed
Here’s an inside look at the bullying and election fraud Donald Trump’s buddy Roger Stone had in mind for “certain areas.” Also, check out this really good guide to ways to prevent you from voting and...
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How Your Fake Right-Wing News Gets Made
Fake news sites have been booming this year, and well before that. But the name “RealTrueNews” probably should have tipped off someone. “This ‘Conservative News Site’ Trended on Facebook, Showed Up on...
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Reheating the Cold War: Blame it on the Ruskies
“They want to essentially erode faith in the U.S. government or U.S. government interests,” said Clint Watts, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute who along with two other researchers has...
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Wanted: Media Gate Keeper
Has the media lost it’s mooring? And, if so, how will it right itself? Donald Trump and the Rise of Alt-Reality Media by Charles Sykes Politico November 25, 2016 You think the truth took a hit last...
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Joey Skaggs on Fake News (and he should know)
A master of fake news speaks. Published earlier today in Huffington Post, Joey muses on media literacy and the need for vigilant skepticism. Fake News: The Relentless Pursuit of Mind Control by Joey...
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Pizzagate: Cheesy Hand-tossed Lies
The bizarre tale of Comet Ping Pong restaurant and “Pizzagate” provides a case study in how fake stories proliferate online. Update: And now it’s somehow gotten darker. Another update: There is now a...
View ArticleHas a Trump Inauguration COINTELPRO been Trumped?
Activists sting James O’Keefe’s latest attempt at a 1960s FBI-style COINTELPRO. COINTELPRO (an acronym for COunter INTELligence PROgram) was a series of covert, and at times illegal, projects conducted...
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Fake Newsmaker Cameron Harris: Lying for Profit
Cameron Harris, a man without shame, fesses up to how he lied, cheated and stole when he created and published fake news that helped sway the national election. He had no reason to do it other than...
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WhatsApp Fuels India’s #FakeNews Fire
India has a long history of politically motivated hoaxes and guerrilla propaganda. A popular messenger app has thrown it into overdrive. “Viral WhatsApp Hoaxes Are India’s Own Fake News Crisis” by...
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Teaching People to Become Bullshit Detectors
“Calling Bullshit” is a college course designed to identify & combat bullshit. We need more of these! From Current Affairs, Science, January 27th, 2017: Two professors at the University of...
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How to Diversify Your Biased News Portfolio
Ever get the feeling you’re being pandered to? You don’t know the half of it. Here’s a company that hedges all bets in order to assure they get your ad dollars. “This Is How Your Hyperpartisan...
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Meet New Alt-Right Media Power-Broker Robert Mercer
He made his money in tech and he’s investing it in new toys — data analytics and international politics. With his sights set on the media, his ultimate target is your heart and mind. “Robert Mercer:...
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The Full Dossier on the Right’s New Radical Kingmakers
Donald Trump rose to power as a candidate in service to the people. Specifically, two of them: eccentric billionaire Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah. This essential long read goes deep into...
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Not #FakeNews, But an Incredible Simulation
A new video game brings your republic-wrecking fantasies to life. If you were for some reason dying to play a video game about fake news, it’s here now by Marissa Wenzke Mashable March 27, 2017 This...
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From Russian Satire to Serious (but Fake) News–a Flowchart
The NYT tracks an item from a Russian satirist to FOX News. How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to FOX News by Neil MacFarquhar and Andrew Rossback The New York Times June 7, 2017 Born...
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