Germany threatens to fine Facebook €500,000 for each fake news post by Mike Murphy.
Mike reports that fears are spreading that fake news could impact German parliamentary elections set for 2017.
One source of those fears is the continued sulking of Clinton campaign staff who fantasize that “fake news” cost Sec. Clinton the election.
Anything is possible as they say but to date, other than accusations of fake news impacting the election, between sobs and sighs, there has been no proof offered that “fake news” or otherwise had any impact on the election at all.
Do you seriously think the “fake news” that the Pope had endorsed Trump impacted the election? Really?
If “fake news” something other than an excuse for censorship (United States, UK, Germany, etc.), collect the “fake news” stories that you claim impacted the election.
Measure the impact of that “fake news” on volunteers following standard social science protocols.
Or do “fake news” criers fear the factual results of such a study?
PS: If you realize that “fake news,” isn’t something new but quite tradition, you will enjoy ‘Fake News’ in America: Homegrown, and Far From New by Chris Hedges.