Even subtle both-siding is not subtle these days. We know which way the fakes break, predominantly, so we know who this hurts. It's not that one side will suppress more of the other side, it's that one side produces more fakery, and will then claim bias, which will also be fake news.
Let me just say before I get into it, that I honestly have no idea how anyone could be stupid enough not to see through those statistics. Its a remarkable condemnation of the average consumers intelligence.That is what propagandists count on. They pick a false "feeling" that people have, and they convince them that it is not only true, but worse than they ever imagined.
The statistics he posted are completely made up. The source (crime statistics bureau San Francisco) is completely fake. They are just pulled out of thin air.
Here are the fake statistics next to the real statistics from the FBI:
So everything was blown way out of proportion to make black people seem like they were killing everybody, and white people were not killing anybody. The idea of the meme is to push the false narrative that white people are just victims of black people, and black people are out killing everybody. Of course, the reality (which to your credit, you correctly predicted) is that the vast majority of white homicide victims are actually killed by other white people.
But whoever created that meme knew that a lot of people are ignorant to the facts, and that their prejudice would make them believe anything that confirms their prejudice. That's how effective propaganda works.
But what I wanted to bring attention to was your description of the real statistics. Do you not see how your description was almost as misleading as the original stats given? Its clear that the those idiotic stats weren't meant to be as a percentage of the total murders. I don't even know what they were supposed to be honestly but when it lists one of them as 97% its and another as 81% then it becomes clear its not even theoretically meant to be interpreted the way that you did.
has any person in history ever literally chose a political candidate due to a meme on FB?
or anything social media related really?
The Watch news section will feature news videos from national and local news orgs, and users will see a personalized feed based on the publishers they follow and what their friends are watching.
Even when he has a point he's annoying.I know people hate mark dice but he broke this down pretty good.. I'd suggest giving this a go
Translation- youtube and facebook will decide what political views you get to hear this election cycle.
Lots of people do.The fact that anyone gets their news from Facebook or YouTube is a much bigger problem.
Lots of people do.
I notice on that Trump tweet it's not a verified account.Sure, since you asked nicely.
Here's one during the election that Trump fell for.
Here's one that has been posted in the meme thread like 3 or 4 times in the last week.
This is the major problem, IMO.
"... users will see a personalized feed based on the publishers they follow and what their friends are watching."
A major, major problem with the internet is the formation of echo chambers, where people only hear what they "like"and are never challenged. They surround themselves with like-minded people and become further and further entrenched in their views. This is how fake news spreads so quickly and it's exactly what Cambridge Analytica took advantage of.
It's no longer "the news", it's now "their news" and "our news". Truth and fiction is becoming entirely subjective and interchangeable depending on your political affiliation.
I have no idea how this problem can be solved.
Youtube already has a trending page that is full of left wing news and comedy that is highlighted to influence opinion. If you are conservative, all you have to do is click trending for videos from Late night comedians, VOX, The View, and what ever LGBT video they are promoting that month. You don't have that issue with liberals because all of the videos that differ from their views are getting removed and censored.
I notice on that Trump tweet it's not a verified account.
It would be ironic of you to make a post about Trump apparently falling for something false and not even showing a real source for it. That would almost be fake news if this in fact the case.
can't figure out if they actually believe that 12 Russian trolls somehow had more of an impact that all the major US media outlets combined.........
like surely when nobody is around, they have to admit it's all completely bullshit and they are just butthurt nobody likes them, right?
Yep.The biggest issue is actually that once people find out that they were fooled, they rationalize why they believed it. They say, "Sure, I was tricked, but only because it's not that far off, the idea of it is correct." It's even worse when it gets to that point, because that means they've really dug their feet in and decided that facts are not more important than how they feel.
Just an example.Is this post supposed to mean something?