@AndyGrewal none of those! Term is for 100% false stories motivated by profit. Those terms don't capture what makes it distinctive
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Gee, but wouldn't this article fit all four choices
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Why not "bogus" news? Seems stronger than "fake"
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Just like the media uses the term hacker to mean things that are not actual hacking
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Agree "fake" is an insulting pejorative 1. Supported by verifiable facts? 2. Transparent source
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3. If not, examines sources & intent to then classify using
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It's lazy to throw all of it together with fake news. Easier to talk about but each is distinct
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But most of the "fake news" being discussed is "news" that drives a certain political narrative
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What, specifically?
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@brianstelter@BrendanNyhan@7im@AndyGrewal These falsehoods aren't motivated by profit. They are motivated by the love of gossip. jmo -
that is certainly part of it.
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