A 12-part NY Times story from 2018 was based almost entirely on a hoax. In other words, it is the very definition of fake news.
Twitter and Instagram ban video of United Airlines kicking a 2 year old off the plane. Guess it might reflect badly on someone or something. Social media is setting itself up for heavy government regulation, sad to say.
Google has selected an odd assortment of science “subgroups” to emphasize on its Google News page. This choice, by Google, has ramifications for your attention and perspective on issues – and may even steer you away from learning about other areas of science. In effect, Google News may be operating a subtle propaganda outlet, intentionally steering our attention to topics that Google wants us to see, while steering us away from topics Google would prefer we not see.
This chart is making the rounds on social media. It leaves out so many things as to be declared False by me.
When messaging is inconsistent, contradictory, illogical, and incoherent, its probably the messenger – but always more fun to blame the public!