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Today’s media is indistinguishable from social media posts

Today’s media is indistinguishable from social media posts

Modern day “journalism” is about creative story telling of something they found on Reddit or Instagram where someone did something or said something to someone and the Internet reacts. Here’s a sample of such absurd “news stories” – and they wonder why people call it fake news?

Old social media posts on Instagram popularize site, leading to injuries and fatalities

Old social media posts on Instagram popularize site, leading to injuries and fatalities

Old social media posts popularize a site in a remote location in the Oregon Cascades, leading to ill prepared and unthinking visitors engaging in high risk activities – which in turn has led to injuries and deaths, and a big burden on fire and volunteer rescue groups. The National Forest service now plans to ban swimming at the location.