FAKE NEWS STORIES (23)
“The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even God had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even God had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
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Kaybee50: There is, and has been, a lot of sensational claims made by news outlets, Facebook "News", Google, etc., in connection with the U.S. elections and candidates.
Some people read or hear a news story and take it is gospel. This tendency to accept claims on face value influenced, and continues to influence, people's ideas and opinions about Trump and Hillary, and perpetuate the new era of "Nonsense News".
Is this a new type of scamming? Earning money from fake news stories? Read below and decide for yourself...
And please feel free to use this thread to post and debunk fake news stories and claims, but please be sure to clearly cite your sources.
Kids in Macedonia made up and circulated many false news stories in the US election
PRI's The World
November 16, 2016 · 4:30 PM EST
By Christopher Woolf
“The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
But that didn’t stop the story from getting thousands upon thousands of "likes," shares and other forms of engagement via social media.
And for the guys creating these lies, that means revenue. Cold hard cash. From the gullibility of the American voter.
That’s the finding of an investigation by BuzzFeed News.
Voters in this election cycle were deliberately and cynically played by teenagers in a small town in Macedonia called Veles, home to at least 100 fake news sites dedicated to US politics. Most of them were pro-Trump.
“There’s a fairly large group of young people in Macedonia, who, for a long time been running dubious, on-the-edges websites about different topics, whether it’s health or other things,” says Craig Silverman, who co-reported the story for BuzzFeed News.
Yes, health. You know, those sketchy health advice pages.
They seek out clickbait, or come up with their own, to simply get clicks. Every click generates a tiny amount of advertising revenue — a fraction of a penny. But it can add up to a good living for creative kids in a poor town, in a poor country, like the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Their biggest hit was a story with a false quote from Hillary Clinton, saying a few years ago that Donald Trump should run for president. “She never said that,” says Silverman, “ it’s gotten over 480,000 shares, reactions and comments on Facebook.”
That’s better than most scoops from leading news outlets like the New York Times or the Washington Post.
And that level of engagement can provide the story’s generators with a few thousand dollars a day. Typically, though, these teens get just a few thousand dollars a month, according to Silverman.
Now that the election is over, it’s not clear if the kids will continue to riff on US politics. There had been diminishing returns for late entrants to the market, in any case. It’s likely they’ll go back to their regular bread and butter: bogus health advice sites.
Google and Facebook have responded to the BuzzFeed News investigation by announcing measures to counter the onslaught of bogus clickbait stories, by preventing the sites from using their advertising networks. “Google announcing that it will start removing fake news sites from its AdSense program is a big thing,” Silverman says, “because that economic motivator is a big thing whether you’re in Macedonia or the United States.”
Bit of a balance to the mainstream media outlets . Some sites considered complete rightwing wacjobs were more accurate than the liberal media .Some people read or hear a news story and take it is gospel. This tendency to accept claims on face value influenced, and continues to influence, people's ideas and opinions about Trump and Hillary, and perpetuate the new era of "Nonsense News".
Is this a new type of scamming? Earning money from fake news stories? Read below and decide for yourself...
And please feel free to use this thread to post and debunk fake news stories and claims, but please be sure to clearly cite your sources.
Kids in Macedonia made up and circulated many false news stories in the US election
PRI's The World
November 16, 2016 · 4:30 PM EST
By Christopher Woolf
“The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
But that didn’t stop the story from getting thousands upon thousands of "likes," shares and other forms of engagement via social media.
And for the guys creating these lies, that means revenue. Cold hard cash. From the gullibility of the American voter.
That’s the finding of an investigation by BuzzFeed News.
Voters in this election cycle were deliberately and cynically played by teenagers in a small town in Macedonia called Veles, home to at least 100 fake news sites dedicated to US politics. Most of them were pro-Trump.
“There’s a fairly large group of young people in Macedonia, who, for a long time been running dubious, on-the-edges websites about different topics, whether it’s health or other things,” says Craig Silverman, who co-reported the story for BuzzFeed News.
Yes, health. You know, those sketchy health advice pages.
They seek out clickbait, or come up with their own, to simply get clicks. Every click generates a tiny amount of advertising revenue — a fraction of a penny. But it can add up to a good living for creative kids in a poor town, in a poor country, like the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Their biggest hit was a story with a false quote from Hillary Clinton, saying a few years ago that Donald Trump should run for president. “She never said that,” says Silverman, “ it’s gotten over 480,000 shares, reactions and comments on Facebook.”
That’s better than most scoops from leading news outlets like the New York Times or the Washington Post.
And that level of engagement can provide the story’s generators with a few thousand dollars a day. Typically, though, these teens get just a few thousand dollars a month, according to Silverman.
Now that the election is over, it’s not clear if the kids will continue to riff on US politics. There had been diminishing returns for late entrants to the market, in any case. It’s likely they’ll go back to their regular bread and butter: bogus health advice sites.
Google and Facebook have responded to the BuzzFeed News investigation by announcing measures to counter the onslaught of bogus clickbait stories, by preventing the sites from using their advertising networks. “Google announcing that it will start removing fake news sites from its AdSense program is a big thing,” Silverman says, “because that economic motivator is a big thing whether you’re in Macedonia or the United States.”
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lifeisadream: “The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even all the Gods had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even all the Gods had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
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You mean we won't be allowed to quote THE ONION,or the DUFFEL BLOG any more?
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Grown American men and women fooled into voting Trump by foreign children seeking fun and profit. There's a reason why you're not great anymore.
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People make money from everything nowadays...
A handful of creative Macedonians did well in this game...
But to actually have an impact on the elections result...come on...is it that easy to influence the Americans?!
A handful of creative Macedonians did well in this game...
But to actually have an impact on the elections result...come on...is it that easy to influence the Americans?!
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lifeisadream: “The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even God had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
OH my God!
(but but there are several posts and videos here in CS threads that state that even God had chosen Trump!)
Good thread KB
epirb: ...all Gods have chosen Trump
Do you have any reliable source to it?
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Conrad73: You mean we won't be allowed to quote THE ONION,or the DUFFEL BLOG any more?
There is always wnd and the likes
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Snopes.com is a decent first step in checking the veracity of garbage internet news, and facebook "facts".
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Ocee102: Snopes.com is a decent first step in checking the veracity of garbage internet news, and facebook "facts".
Which I have visited often during this loooooong election process. 
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Ocee102: Snopes.com is a decent first step in checking the veracity of garbage internet news, and facebook "facts".
Good to know that thanks, Ocee
I don't follow FB news as I automatically presume it is incorrect
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Kaybee50: Which I have visited often during this loooooong election process.
Ohhh my god, I know right?
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mollybaby: Good to know that thanks, Ocee
I don't follow FB news as I automatically presume it is incorrect , but it's good to know there is a site to check anyway
I don't follow FB news as I automatically presume it is incorrect , but it's good to know there is a site to check anyway
Yea....it pretty quickly sorts out those pictures with political "quotes/facts" that circulate the interwebbs.
It's also fun for urban myth type stuff.
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Ocee102: Ohhh my god, I know right?
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Rumples: Grown American men and women fooled into voting Trump by foreign children seeking fun and profit. There's a reason why you're not great anymore.
Connecting Singles is getting better! Enjoy it while it's still free and before corporate America (where CS operates) corrupts it.
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epirb: Bit of a balance to the mainstream media outlets . Some sites considered complete rightwing wacjobs were more accurate than the liberal media .
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Bogart_1960:
Meanwhile, across the US, pinko leftie bed-wetters are breathing a huge sigh of relief that their access to universal health care and subsidised lubricant remains intact.
...
Meanwhile, across the US, pinko leftie bed-wetters are breathing a huge sigh of relief that their access to universal health care and subsidised lubricant remains intact.
...
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Trump to conduct all international diplomacy through Twitter
As the nature of a Donald Trump presidency becomes clearer, details have emerged that he plans to conduct all international diplomacy using Twitter.
“The Donald is an active Twitter user,” said whichever of his transition team hasn’t been sacked today.
“There are millions and millions of people who follow him. You’d imagine that the majority of international leaders would be in that number. So it’s the perfect medium for international diplomacy.”
It is understood that Mr Trump’s preference for brief informal discussion has led him to select Twitter as his communication preference.
“’Hey UK, let’s bomb wherever,’ ‘Hey Mexico, you suck,’ ‘Hey France, bring me a croissant.’ If you can’t say it in 140 characters or less, then the Donald’s going to get bored,” continued the spokesperson.
“And if it’s in one of those fruity European languages like German or British, then he can just run it through Google Translate.”
Even secret discussions will take place on the microblogging site.
“What, whose coffee we want the CIA to poison? Sure, The Donald will briefly follow back who it is he needs to talk to and they can DM.”
Mr Trump introduced himself to the diplomatic community earlier today with the tweet –
‘Donald J Trump sends greetings to all you foreigners #AmericaGreatAgain #HillarySux’
Rumours that Donald Trump’s first State of the Nation address will just be a tweet are yet to be confirmed.
As the nature of a Donald Trump presidency becomes clearer, details have emerged that he plans to conduct all international diplomacy using Twitter.
“The Donald is an active Twitter user,” said whichever of his transition team hasn’t been sacked today.
“There are millions and millions of people who follow him. You’d imagine that the majority of international leaders would be in that number. So it’s the perfect medium for international diplomacy.”
It is understood that Mr Trump’s preference for brief informal discussion has led him to select Twitter as his communication preference.
“’Hey UK, let’s bomb wherever,’ ‘Hey Mexico, you suck,’ ‘Hey France, bring me a croissant.’ If you can’t say it in 140 characters or less, then the Donald’s going to get bored,” continued the spokesperson.
“And if it’s in one of those fruity European languages like German or British, then he can just run it through Google Translate.”
Even secret discussions will take place on the microblogging site.
“What, whose coffee we want the CIA to poison? Sure, The Donald will briefly follow back who it is he needs to talk to and they can DM.”
Mr Trump introduced himself to the diplomatic community earlier today with the tweet –
‘Donald J Trump sends greetings to all you foreigners #AmericaGreatAgain #HillarySux’
Rumours that Donald Trump’s first State of the Nation address will just be a tweet are yet to be confirmed.
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Bogart_1960: Trump to conduct all international diplomacy through Twitter
As the nature of a Donald Trump presidency becomes clearer, details have emerged that he plans to conduct all international diplomacy using Twitter.
“The Donald is an active Twitter user,” said whichever of his transition team hasn’t been sacked today.
“There are millions and millions of people who follow him. You’d imagine that the majority of international leaders would be in that number. So it’s the perfect medium for international diplomacy.”
It is understood that Mr Trump’s preference for brief informal discussion has led him to select Twitter as his communication preference.
“’Hey UK, let’s bomb wherever,’ ‘Hey Mexico, you suck,’ ‘Hey France, bring me a croissant.’ If you can’t say it in 140 characters or less, then the Donald’s going to get bored,” continued the spokesperson.
“And if it’s in one of those fruity European languages like German or British, then he can just run it through Google Translate.”
Even secret discussions will take place on the microblogging site.
“What, whose coffee we want the CIA to poison? Sure, The Donald will briefly follow back who it is he needs to talk to and they can DM.”
Mr Trump introduced himself to the diplomatic community earlier today with the tweet –
‘Donald J Trump sends greetings to all you foreigners #AmericaGreatAgain #HillarySux’
Rumours that Donald Trump’s first State of the Nation address will just be a tweet are yet to be confirmed.
As the nature of a Donald Trump presidency becomes clearer, details have emerged that he plans to conduct all international diplomacy using Twitter.
“The Donald is an active Twitter user,” said whichever of his transition team hasn’t been sacked today.
“There are millions and millions of people who follow him. You’d imagine that the majority of international leaders would be in that number. So it’s the perfect medium for international diplomacy.”
It is understood that Mr Trump’s preference for brief informal discussion has led him to select Twitter as his communication preference.
“’Hey UK, let’s bomb wherever,’ ‘Hey Mexico, you suck,’ ‘Hey France, bring me a croissant.’ If you can’t say it in 140 characters or less, then the Donald’s going to get bored,” continued the spokesperson.
“And if it’s in one of those fruity European languages like German or British, then he can just run it through Google Translate.”
Even secret discussions will take place on the microblogging site.
“What, whose coffee we want the CIA to poison? Sure, The Donald will briefly follow back who it is he needs to talk to and they can DM.”
Mr Trump introduced himself to the diplomatic community earlier today with the tweet –
‘Donald J Trump sends greetings to all you foreigners #AmericaGreatAgain #HillarySux’
Rumours that Donald Trump’s first State of the Nation address will just be a tweet are yet to be confirmed.
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Some people read or hear a news story and take it is gospel. This tendency to accept claims on face value influenced, and continues to influence, people's ideas and opinions about Trump and Hillary, and perpetuate the new era of "Nonsense News".
Is this a new type of scamming? Earning money from fake news stories? Read below and decide for yourself...
And please feel free to use this thread to post and debunk fake news stories and claims, but please be sure to clearly cite your sources.
Kids in Macedonia made up and circulated many false news stories in the US election
PRI's The World
November 16, 2016 · 4:30 PM EST
By Christopher Woolf
“The pope endorses Donald Trump,” roared the headline.
Only he didn’t.
It’s just not true.
But that didn’t stop the story from getting thousands upon thousands of "likes," shares and other forms of engagement via social media.
And for the guys creating these lies, that means revenue. Cold hard cash. From the gullibility of the American voter.
That’s the finding of an investigation by BuzzFeed News.
Voters in this election cycle were deliberately and cynically played by teenagers in a small town in Macedonia called Veles, home to at least 100 fake news sites dedicated to US politics. Most of them were pro-Trump.
“There’s a fairly large group of young people in Macedonia, who, for a long time been running dubious, on-the-edges websites about different topics, whether it’s health or other things,” says Craig Silverman, who co-reported the story for BuzzFeed News.
Yes, health. You know, those sketchy health advice pages.
They seek out clickbait, or come up with their own, to simply get clicks. Every click generates a tiny amount of advertising revenue — a fraction of a penny. But it can add up to a good living for creative kids in a poor town, in a poor country, like the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Their biggest hit was a story with a false quote from Hillary Clinton, saying a few years ago that Donald Trump should run for president. “She never said that,” says Silverman, “ it’s gotten over 480,000 shares, reactions and comments on Facebook.”
That’s better than most scoops from leading news outlets like the New York Times or the Washington Post.
And that level of engagement can provide the story’s generators with a few thousand dollars a day. Typically, though, these teens get just a few thousand dollars a month, according to Silverman.
Now that the election is over, it’s not clear if the kids will continue to riff on US politics. There had been diminishing returns for late entrants to the market, in any case. It’s likely they’ll go back to their regular bread and butter: bogus health advice sites.
Google and Facebook have responded to the BuzzFeed News investigation by announcing measures to counter the onslaught of bogus clickbait stories, by preventing the sites from using their advertising networks. “Google announcing that it will start removing fake news sites from its AdSense program is a big thing,” Silverman says, “because that economic motivator is a big thing whether you’re in Macedonia or the United States.”