Here’s How Fake News Works (and How the Internet Can Stop It) | WIRED

Many fake news peddlers didn’t care if Trump won or lost the election. They only wanted to pocket money. But the consequences of what they did shook the world. This is how it happened.



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Here’s How Fake News Works (and How the Internet Can Stop It) | WIRED

[hpsmash]

"just happened to be more likely to share fake news"

[cesusjristS]

what's fake news? mainstream media

[tyu]

I listen to multiple sources of news then decide what closest resembles the truth.

[abrahamlincoln]

i turned off the television, worked for me.

[fredgarvinMP]

Sooo...censorship. Or the Orwellian term "prebunking".

[richard]

Good video and this explains a lot. Not just fake news but how those incessant, annoying ads follow us around. You guys should do a video of how we can avoid/stop that from happening.

[sanfran]

"Fake news has been around as long as american journalism has".

[zoranaleksicagasi]

To cut the long story...just trust us, cnn, etc.

[doamnefereste]

After this, Boris was hired by google.

[Wolffman]

I wonder whatever happened to "Boris" when he was finally busted.

[Viktir]

Agreed, we should do something about CNN

[_Soc]

So the truth is whoever pays more. Got it

[Mariana]

This video is not about fake news. It's just another one blaming Trumps politics.

[gurudeclan]

News outlets should be held to very high standards by the public. New outlets should try to incorporate viewpoints from opposing opinions, especially when dealing with controversial subjects.

[emilybell]

Please add real Closed Captions to make this more accessible! Auto-generated ones don't count :)

[mattcouch]

It just goes to show that trumpers will believe anything as long as its what they wanna hear.

[TimBurtonTim]

IS the "one guy in Macedonia" a metaphor or is Wired saying it all traces back to Boris? (It doesn't)

[alexmendoza]

We live in a time where miss information gets fact checked and the truth gets covered up what a beautiful country

[TheSkogemann]

Is this fake news ? I don't even....

[MrJwerner]

How can we stop wired from posting fake news?