(Vic Bishop) The fake news term appeared in the popular lexicon during the 2016 presidential election cycle, and has since run it’s course, done it’s damage, and been co-opted by Trump. And while many may like to believe that a meme such as this is organic and serves the purpose of identifying harmful news, the truth about fake news is quite revealing.
by Vic Bishop, February 22nd, 2018
A former CBS news correspondent and award-winning journalist Sharyl Attkisson is known for blowing the whistle on the ways in which mainstream media tries to shape your opinion on important issues. She’s the author of, The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote, and in 2016 she explained how media giants use the technique of ‘astroturfing’ to dupe the public.
She was recently featured in a TED Talk where she explains what she found when researching the origin and popularization of the term ‘fake news.’ Ultimately, she says, the term can be traced back to a non-profit organization called First Draft. Upon further investigation she found that the organization was funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who at that time was a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton for president.
She goes on to explain how the term is one of many ways in powerful interests use their influence public opinion, or as some would call it, propaganda.
“There are two ways to tell that powerful interests might be trying to manipulate your opinion. Number one. When the media seems to be trying to shape or censor facts and opinions rather than report them. Number two. When so many in the media are reporting the same stories, promulgating the same narratives, relying on the same sources, even using the same phrases.” ~Sharyl Attkisson
As a final thought, she warns of the up and coming term ‘media literacy,’ reminding us that catch phrases like this are signals that someone very powerful is trying to tell you what to believe.
Take a look at the full talk here:
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i hate to pull rank on you here but jon rappaport coined the term fake news on his blog http://nomorefakenews.com which he started in october 2000.
I think the term “fake news” goes back at least to the year 2000, when Jon Rappoport started his blog http://nomorefakenews.com/
Now, I’ve watched the video. I don’t believe she’s got a handle on what exactly is the fake news. I at first believed the Sandy Hook story – until the Boston Marathon Bombing Hoax. Boston had a ton of photos and videos and I went through them meticulously and came to the conclusion it was a fake bombing using crisis actors, etc. Some photos and videos retouched after the fact. They made the mistake of letting too many photos and videos out to the public.
Then I revisited Sandy Hook, which didn’t have as much visual evidence as Boston, but other disturbing facts that were hidden from the public, such as Sandy Hook Elementary having been a closed and empty school, The video of one of the “bereaved fathers” first laughing, and then trying to get into character of grieving parent for his press briefing. Drills going on at the time for a shooter in a school. 20 or 30 homes being sold in the community of Newtown for $1.00 on the Christmas day before the “shooting”, and more. Once you start looking for it…
So, although her talk is interesting, it is not very comprehensive or insightful of the insidious nature of TRUE fake news.
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