In the aftermath of the left’s hysterical reliance on the notion that “fake news” tilted the election to Donald Trump, Facebook has decided to crack down on “fake news.” Now, let’s stipulate from the outset that some stories that are factually false have circulated widely, and that these are “fake news.” But that’s not how the left defines “fake news.” Media Matters, for example, has released this chart:
They call satire “fake news” – even though it’s satire, which would mean that all of Comedy Central could be derided thusly. They include “clickbait” when it contains “fabrications,” although they don’t define fabrications. They include “misleading or out-of-context information” if that information serves “as support for fabrications” – but this could easily include a political angle the Media Matters left simply doesn’t approve.
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