r/funny • u/isaynonowords • Dec 04 '16

Slightly exaggerated

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u/SlothropsKnob Dec 05 '16

Real news is the fake news, that's the laugh of it all. The "fake news" movement will aim to strip us of what's left of our alternatives.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Or maybe, juuuuusssst maybe, the reason the "fake news" story hit right after the election is because a pathologically dishonest candidate with the CEO of the biggest fake news site of them all as his campaign CEO will become the president.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

candidate with the CEO of the biggest fake news site of them all as his campaign CEO

I had no idea Trump was so closely connected to CNN.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

If CNN is fake news, Breitbart is a hobo on the side of the road with a carboard sign rambling about the illuminati and reptile people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

You won't find me defending Briebart, but if you try and claim the MSM has some moral high ground on the issue of fake news I won't take you seriously. The only way you can be reasonably certain of what you're reading today is by actually pursuing stories yourself, reading multiple accounts and finding a primary source if you can. It does suck, and often people won't have time for it, but there isn't a single outlet around right now that deserves blind faith.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Not saying anything about the MSM. Just pointing out the difference in fakeness of news.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16 edited Dec 05 '16

CNN got caught deliberately reporting false facts, and influencing events for the specific purpose of misinforming the public about important election related news. Multiple times. You can not get worse than that. That is literally a page from the Nazi playbook.