1. "Fake news" did play a role in the election but different than what is commonly considered.
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Fake news has been around for decades. Fox news makes millions from its dissinformation services.
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stop being so PC, it's not fake news, it's bullshit
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5. As per
@jayrosen_nyu theory: fake news proliferated when you had a large body of Republicans who needed to rationalize their candidate -
6. In other words, fake news is a demand side story, rather than a supply side (Macedonian teens, Facebook) one.
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It solidified at the time most likely to affect the election: speaks to manipulation by media people who know what they're doing
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also worth pointing out: the spike started when Facebook fired the editors keeping fake news out.
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So, to rationalize a deeply unpleasant choice? That actually makes sense.
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this coincided with the decision in August by
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