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Specifically, we find that approximately one in four Americans visited a fake news website, but that consumption was disproportionately observed among Trump supporters for whom its largely pro-Trump content was attitude-consistent. However, this pattern of selective exposure was heavily concentrated among a small subset of people — almost six in ten visits to fake news websites came from the 10% of Americans with the most conservative information diets. Finally, we specifically identify Facebook as the most important mechanism facilitating the spread of fake news and show that fact-checking largely failed to e↵ectively reach consumers of fake news.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Kharron
Please.
The hyperventilating and pearl-clutching going on over this is ridiculous.
Russia does this to us, we do it to Russia.
They whack our pee-pee when we get caught, we whack theirs when they get caught.
I haven't seen this many people actually sh#tting themselves since I put ex-lax in a pitcher of hot chocolate in college.
What damage was done?
They didn't influence the election.
originally posted by: DexterRiley
originally posted by: Kharron
I don't think I've seen this argument before, bravo!
It's usually -- everyone does it so it's ok for ME to do it! Or for US to do it!
But this one is -- everyone does it, so it's ok if it's done TO US!
In what universe should we be ok with this?
I agree. I'm dumbfounded by this bizarre justification for Russian meddling in the US election.
Basically "we did it to them, so it's okay that they did it to us."
-dex
originally posted by: Nyiah
a reply to: DBCowboy
How about enough's enough and it's high time we adhere to our own standards of integrity instead of kicking the can down the road because standing up and denouncing the unethical is too skeery?
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: Nyiah
a reply to: DBCowboy
How about enough's enough and it's high time we adhere to our own standards of integrity instead of kicking the can down the road because standing up and denouncing the unethical is too skeery?
You're expecting, demanding ethical behavior from politicians?
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Nyiah
So the unethical politicians are going to create a law punishing unethical behavior.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Nyiah
We can't even get the bastards to end the sexual harassment Congressional Hush Fund or even get them to expose the names of the rat-bastards who used it.
originally posted by: Admitted
But it's simple, as you say, everyone does it.
We just know about it now because Trump?
Well, ok. I'm glad we know about it now. We should do something. Trump should do something. Not meet with the guy on equal terms.
originally posted by: TheLead
a reply to: DexterRiley
All was thwarted except those that disregarded their own protocols, government protocols, and laws to hand their information to whatever potential enemy was willing.