Anisa Subedar, BBC News; The godfather of fake news:
Meet one of the world’s most prolific writers of disinformation
"As the conversation winds down, I ask Blair - this godfather of fake
news - and the man who tracked him down, if they have any parting words.
“Don’t ever stop doing what you’re doing,” Blair says.
And, with a hint of respect in his voice, Schenk replies:
“Likewise."
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Showing posts with label Christopher Blair. Show all posts
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‘Nothing on this page is real’: How lies become truth in online America; The Washington Post, November 17, 2018
Eli Saslow, The Washington Post; ‘Nothing on this page is real’: How lies become truth in online America
“Do people understand that things like this are happening in this country?” she said. She clicked the post and the traffic registered back to a computer in Maine, where Blair watched another story go viral and wondered when his audience would get his joke."
"She had seen hundreds of stories on Facebook about
the threat of sharia, and this confirmed much of what she already
believed. It was probably true, she thought. It was true enough.
“Do people understand that things like this are happening in this country?” she said. She clicked the post and the traffic registered back to a computer in Maine, where Blair watched another story go viral and wondered when his audience would get his joke."
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