• sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    2 days ago

    fake news = propaganda. i guess at the end of the day everything is propaganda. i shill here all day.

    i guess if you define fake news = factually wrong information, i will agree with your position.

    but as you said, skilled propagandist will use factual information to misinform the target.

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I guess I don’t like the way that term has come to be used. Fake news to me would be something wholly fabricated without any basis in reality. This type of coverage is actually fairly uncommon outside of fringe sources.

      We have other, more specific words to describe coverage that is biased or created specifically to influence people but is describing real events. Why not use them instead? The term fake news has itself become propaganda. By which I mean, information or news intentionally designed to influence people in a specific way. I don’t agree that all news falls into this category, though it does have other types of bias.

      But yeah I mean I also engage in propaganda for the causes I believe in, as do most people. But propaganda from nefarious people or organizations certainly should be viewed with suspicion.