robzo100 said: People are taking the term "Fake" News literally and thereby finding themselves either confused or overly-confident that they are justified in saying it is a stupid term. Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuUWBW9Y4zA It's a story about how Drumpf spends more on vacation than Obama, probably a combination of the fact that people who grow up wealthy are less frugal and also the fact that Drumpf's extended family in the White House (many grown adults, unlike Obama's Daughters) is much much larger than other administrations. Cut to the chase, even if it's wrong, it's not the kind of content that determines whether a president does or does not do a good job. That's my definition of fake news right there. Obviously it's not a fake story, for god's sake no one is that dumb. That's why I say "fast" news akin to fast-food is a more accurate term. Yes, it's food, and yes it has protein and other nutrients to satisfy what the body needs...but for how long? It's a bite-sized piece of news. It's not a thorough investigation into a deep matter. It's not like a 1-hour documentary into a deep topic like you'll find in a documentary or a documentary-style show like Anothy Bourdain's Part's Unknown or Mike Rowe's Somebody's Gotta Do It. It's not a movie on climate change or JFK, etc. That's my argument/POV. So, does anyone else see the validity in this new term that's been getting tossed around? |
There is a valid argument to be made about media bias, but this is not how Trump is using the term. He is using the term fake news to refer to any criticism of him.
And yes, there absolutely are fake stories. Like the one about thousands of muslims celebrating in the streets on 9/11, or the attack on Friday in Sweeden, or the Bowling Green Massacre, or the attack in Atlanta, or Trump being invited to John Oliver's show, or Trump receiving a letter from the NFL about the debates, or Trump having the largest crowd at his inaugaration, or about it not raining during Trump's inaugaration, or that Trump owns Trump vineyards, or that Trump steaks are still being sold, or that millions of unregistered voters voted in the election. Lots of fake news out there...