60 Minutes: How fake news becomes a popular, trending topic

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God: 60 Minutes Dissects The Fake News Industry {VIDEO}

You can watch the video at the CBS News site.

How fake news becomes a popular, trending topic

The phrase “fake news” has been used by Trump to discredit responsible reporting that he dislikes. But 60 Minutes’ investigation looks at truly fake news created by con-artists

2017
Mar 26

Correspondent
Scott Pelley

The following is a script from “Fake News,” which aired on March 26, 2017. Scott Pelley is the correspondent. Michael Radutzky, Guy Campanile and Andrew Bast, producers.

In this last election, the nation was assaulted by imposters masquerading as reporters. They poisoned the conversation with lies on the left and on the right. Many did it to influence the outcome, others, just to make a buck. The president uses the term “fake news” to discredit responsible reporting that he doesn’t like, but we’re going to show you how con-artists insert truly fake news into the national conversation with fraudulent software that scams your social media account. The stories are fake, but the consequences are real.
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[yallerdawg]

1. The delusional con man in the White House...

is trying to create the narrative that he is the only source of truth and Fox News is the only media to trust.

Straight out of the authoritarian oligarch handbook, in this case "Dictator for Dummies" version.