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Fake News Stories Probed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the truthiness dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From the article: "The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun an investigation of the use of video news releases, sometimes called "fake news," at U.S. television stations. Video news releases are packaged stories paid for by businesses or interest groups. They use actors to portray reporters and use the same format as television news stories.""

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  1. 'fake news' indeed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if this wasn't supposed to be an edict to come down on the Daily Show & Colbert Report and someone misinterpreted the memo instead...

  2. news by ElephanTS · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fake news == Faux news == Fox news

    Nuff said.

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    1. Re:news by noidentity · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh come on, if you're going to accuse Fox of this you'll have to do likewise for The Onion.

      What, Fox News isn't a satire program you say? No way!

  3. So this means... by peu · · Score: 2, Funny

    my abdominizer and the 5min perfect fitness routine are not real?

    im feeling fat already

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  4. old "news" by Hamilton+Lovecraft · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fox already went to court to establish their right to lie and call it news. There's precedent. What is FCC going to do about it?

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  5. Re:plenty of fake news for everybody (paid by you) by draxbear · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, just another day in the Land of the Fee?

    I reckon we need a "scary" mod option...

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  6. Re:Fake newspapers? by rm999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The Onion is satire and makes itself known as such."

    Apparently not entirely
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/ a/2002/06/08/MN129538.DTL

  7. Re:In that case, excellent showdown in store by LouisZepher · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Yes, it is correct that some people say that I don't tell the truth on this show."

  8. Re:Agitprop by Wiwi+Jumbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

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  9. You... mean... by alexandre · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fox news is getting off the air? :P

  10. Re:Agitprop by zaphod_es · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Democrats say that the the Repbulicans are liars. The Republicans say that the Democrats are liars. Maybe they are both telling the truth? So maybe they are not all liars .... wanders off looking confused...

  11. Re:Agitprop by spun · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't get it. You are not an it-getter. Maybe someday someone will invent a prosthetic sense of humor, so you can replace the one your ideology has evidently detroyed.

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