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Fake news websites are websites that publish hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation to increase web traffic through sharing on social media. Unlike news satire, where humor is the object, fake news websites seek to increase their traffic by knowingly circulating false stories. Fake news websites have promoted misleading or factually incorrect information concerning the politics of several countries including: Germany, Indonesia and the Philippines, Sweden, China, Myanmar, Italy, France, Brazil, Australia, India, and the United States. Many of the false news sites are hosted in Russia, Macedonia, Romania, and the U.S.
The stated goal of The Real News is to provide independent, uncompromising, verifiable worldwide coverage of the critical issues of our times. The Real News provides forums where its work can be debated and criticized, purportedly in order to bring awareness of its potential biases and how such biases may affect the network's coverage.[5]
The Real News does not accept funding from advertising, governments, or corporations. Though the organization initially intended to sustain itself exclusively on viewer donations after its first three years of broadcast, it has not yet reached its sustainability goal. TRNN is therefore partially reliant upon grant money for its operating funds.[6]
originally posted by: Darkmadness
a reply to: Hazardous1408
Please feel free to present an argument with evidence so we can begin to define what "fake news" is as a basis for conversation.
What is "real news?"
originally posted by: RickinVa
I really do not think it has anything to do with "fake" news...
That is a red herring.
What they want to stop is "anonymous" sources....... the goal is to associate "anonymous" sources with "fake" news. To muddy the water so to speak.
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
You guys pretending you don't know what fake news actually is make me laugh.
Heartily.