Did I miss something?
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Yes, there's this idea going around that people who cal themselves "journalists" are actually producing "fake news" as opposed to "real news"
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Thanks, but how about your “statistical probabilities” part?
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Selective reporting is an important aspect of fake news.
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(This one is harder to eliminate as a problem, but journalists tend to all focus on the same thing for a while even if that thing isn't new or more common, but as a result people get the idea that that thing is suddenly out of control)
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Anyway, the idea is that you can report objective facts and avoid all spin but still mislead people by: Reporting only some of the facts Creating more stories on certain kinds of facts, causing readers to get the wrong statistical ideas in their heads
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Oh so that’s what u mean by “statistical probabilities”. Alright thanks. Later
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Removing the spin and hyperbole would take of all the drama & excitement out of the news and would be terrible for page views & ratings. News & entertainment media just can’t wait until Race War / Civil War 2.0 which they’re doing their very best to bring on.
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i wonder why it is that they're categorically unable to do this, weird
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