Originally Posted by Rochard (Post 21356338)

This is very scary. Fake news is becoming a huge thing.

This weekend on Facebook one of my local friends - an older man - posted a link to an article about how "adults shouldn't take ibuprofen". The article talks about how "all of the doctors" are telling their patients not to take ibuprofen. The article didn't name any specific doctors or hospitals, and didn't give any real reasons why someone shouldn't take ibuprofen. Half way through the article they start to talk about some kind of alternative medicine. Of course, at the end of the article there was links to buy this alternative medicine.

All of his friends were all over it - OMG ibuprofen is suddenly bad for us, all of these doctors are telling us this, and we should try this alternative medicine. His wife was all into it, and a few other people were believing it. It was just amazing how they all accepted this article as absolute fact without any evidence at all. It wasn't a medical site, or even a news site, it was just a blog with some random stuff on it.

This is becoming more and more common. It's just amazing how people read something on social media, accept it as fact, and then re-post it without verifying it.

Originally Posted by Sly (Post 21357406)

Fake news is indeed a problem.

For 18 months the world media stated that Trump had no chance in hell of winning. This created a false sense of security for Democrats and Clinton supporters, leading to a highly controversial and possibly contested final presidential election.

Had the news reported truths, we would have a different president elect.

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 21357421)

the newest trend among the "alt right" (read: neo nazis) is to discredit Snopes

Originally Posted by kane (Post 21357472)

There is a difference between the news reporters being wrong and someone just making something up.

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 21357496)

how can a fact have a bias? Either somebody said something - or not. It's not their fault that the most untrue statements come from the right wing spectrum.

Originally Posted by klinton (Post 21357538)

actually you are very wrong on that..ever been to Dresden or Poland :1orglaugh:1orglaugh ?
or UK ?
I think that racism, cultural nazism on all sides - including muslim one- is one of the biggest problems that people will face soon...either we will wise up or let the others get rich on our suffering and blind hate..:2 cents::2 cents:

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 21357841)

Oh I get it.

You're degrading black folks by pointing out that a white guy can get away with what this guy did while an unarmed black guy with his hands in the air gets shot.

You think that's funny wow

Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd (Post 21358624)

Yes, for decades both sides have been using facebook's easy sharing features among the uneducated masses. And - Why would claiming a born rich white man is a racist be "insane". You can argue whether it is valid or not but "Insane" Odd thought process.

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 21359803)

you're a sharp guy and definitely quick witted... it only took the entire thread for you to figure that out.. . maybe you could start a class on how to get arrested and get the gov to fund that for you in the inner cites? think?

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 21359809)

are you aware of tim allen? he's a comedian, he wanted to make some trump jokes however he stipulated that all jokes must be fact based. he was unable to pull up any facts about trump being racist or homophobe or any of the accusations currently being played out by the libs :2 cents:

Originally Posted by Bladewire (Post 21359827)

Tim Allen: Hollywood liberals 'hypocritical' toward Trump supporters | TheHill

You mean the notoriously Republican comedian won't say anything negative about the candidate he supports & defends? You don't say?!

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 21359773)

what is your thought on the news station editing the Zimmerman 911 call to make him appear racist? that's a stone cold fact yet no comments around here about it or anywhere else for that matter...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/ups...201124740.html

Originally Posted by Matt-ADX (Post 21359836)

Plus Tim Allen is a rat, I don't trust anything Rats say

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 21359809)

are you aware of tim allen? he's a comedian, he wanted to make some trump jokes however he stipulated that all jokes must be fact based. he was unable to pull up any facts about trump being racist or homophobe or any of the accusations currently being played out by the libs :2 cents:

Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd (Post 21361750)

I seriously don't even understand what you are trying to say. So Tim Allen (barely remember him, because he is Tim Allen) said he wanted to make some jokes and he couldn't because he set rules to himself that all his jokes are factual? I am seriously lost.