Did “Fake News” have an impact or is this just propaganda too?
I prefer propaganda to describe the use of propaganda methods to influence others to adopt ones agenda. “Fake news”, however, describes a form of propaganda that grew rapidly in 2016. “Fake news” are stories produced to emotionally target selected groups in to an “outrage” response. They quickly Like and Share these fake stories, which ultimately generates clicks for selling advertising. Fake news has been around for years; Facebook itself noted that “fake news” was becoming a problem back in 2014. Our blog…