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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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  3. 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

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

    Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

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    Wiwi
    "I trust in my abilities,
    but I want more then they offer"