Fake News more likely to be spread by conservatives eh?
The majority of people engaging with misinformation on Twitter in the build up to the 2016 US presidential elections were older, conservative users, a new study suggests.
A study of more than 16,000 American registered voters who shared so-called fake news on the social media platform found that engagement was concentrated toward this demographic.
Presumably this is why Twitter is busy de-platforming conservatives? Oh, and tell that to the boys at Covington Catholic High…
This is utter bollocks – or, in other words, Fake News.
The source? Oh, The Independent; second only to the Grauniad in spouting liberal/left propaganda and fake news.
“A study shows…” statement should set anyone’s bullshit detector twitching madly.
Well, yes, quite.
So, in likelihood, the reverse is true then.
Well, given what happened to the boys at Covington High, I’d say demonstrably.
I was going to ask who was defining the “fake news” but if even the so-called Independent feels it has to describe it as “so-called” fake news, then I don’t think we have to waste any further time.
Ah, but LR – along, probably with most readers – you (presumably, as intended!) are making the mistake of interpreting the word “fake” in the way that it is normally interpreted in common usage, i.e. as false, made-up or artificial. What the likes of the Guardian (and their ilk on the other side of the pond) actually mean when they talk about Fake News is any worldview which opposes their own …
It is a good job that the UK has it’s own state broadcaster with a commitment to truth and impartiality. How else would we get to know the truth about climate change. At least we can be sure that we don’t get fake news from the BBC, they have a charter.