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Propaganda Debunking

Juliusseizure

(562 posts)

6. Thoughts

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2017, 07:53 PM

Mar 2017

Thoughts off the top of my head:

First, you may want to provide some guidelines.

Do you define "fake news" as
provably false? Unsourced? Biased?

Then, what percentage of "fake news" qualifies it as a fake site? 100% fake, about 50%? 1%?

Is there some objective data out there that has this information? How else do you determine if those qualifications are met?

I suppose you can then set a minimum number of DU to unanimously agree on fake news sites. For example, if 50/100/150 DU unanimously agree that Breitbart is a fake news site, then it goes on the list.

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Fake news sites: a listing [View all] Bill USA Mar 2017 OP

Do note that DU is listed here as having left wing bias Warpy Mar 2017 #1

note they do not provide evidence of intentionally false or misleading content. Another problem I Bill USA Mar 2017 #4

Interesting site. they broke it down to LEft bias sites (55), Right bias (263) Bill USA Mar 2017 #5

The main page does tell you that Warpy Mar 2017 #8

Fox News (cable) Bill USA Mar 2017 #2

The fact-checks behind 'The Daily Show's' 50 Fox news 'lies': Politifact agreed with all but 2 which Bill USA Mar 2017 #3

Politifact ratings for "Fox, Fox News and Fox Business personalities and their pundit guests." Bill USA Mar 2017 #9

Notice the satire disclaimer at the end??? Herb Spence Oct 2017 #15

Thoughts Juliusseizure Mar 2017 #6

these are good points. what I had in mind is people would nominate a site with a comment as a fake Bill USA Mar 2017 #7

here's another site that lists what it determines to be fake news sites: Media Bias/Fact Check Bill USA Mar 2017 #10

from Daily News Bin, severe criticism and charges that MBFC is devoid of real methodology Bill USA Mar 2017 #11

Fake News, Misinformation, and Propaganda - Harvard University Bill USA Mar 2017 #12

Yes, Fake News Exists On The Left -- But It's Being Overblown - Media Matters Bill USA Mar 2017 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #14