At a press conference in Germany this week, President Obama warned of the dangers of “active misinformation” and fake news. “It was on the subject of false information coursing through social media and television that Mr. Obama was most impassioned,” reported the New York Times. Funny how the reporter left newspapers in general and the Times itself off the list of conduits for bogus narratives.
Though his time in office is limited, it’s still troubling that, directly after the election, the president suddenly and publicly has made fake news one of his concerns. Sharyl Attkisson of Full Measure News asks a very good question: who, exactly, is asking for some authority to filter out the “fake” stuff, and why?
I doubt it's coincidence that there's increasing talk of govt & online forces inserting themselves as "curators" of real news/"fake news"
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 19, 2016
Obama says we need "Curators" to help us find the real news. Facebook says we need to sort out the "fake news." Google planned its 1/2
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 19, 2016
"knowledge vault" that would make sure only "truthful" news shows up in searches. 2/2
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 19, 2016
Is there anyone clamoring for that besides the very interests who want to squash opposing views and facts?
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 19, 2016
Hmm … who, exactly, could benefit from having some higher authority vouch for news sources and stories and weed out the false ones?
I wonder… pic.twitter.com/lCPr3EfagS
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 19, 2016
And these:
Hmmm.. I wonder. pic.twitter.com/MK2CSVsLAq
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 20, 2016
From August: "Trump's campaign in full blown panic/collapse mode" I wonder… pic.twitter.com/SWfZNRdnpD
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 20, 2016
All on August 3. pic.twitter.com/BfyqtKgpBr
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 20, 2016
If I didn't know better, I would think they all had this same script… pic.twitter.com/HipnbtFQx8
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 20, 2016
It’s a shame the Democrats never got around to verifying those leaked Podesta emails, because those showed a very cozy relationship between Hillary’s campaign team and select members of the mainstream news media.
I guess the point is: really I can't think of anyone it makes sense to make a "curator" of news "truth." Or "fake news" and real news.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) November 20, 2016
What about all of those times Hillary Clinton at her debate podium called for the fact-checkers to get to work? She must know some reliable journalists who’d be happy to curate the news and make sure it’s legitimate.
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