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Adrian Chen | The Fake-News Fallacy
Adrian Chen, The New Yorker
Chen writes: "Throughout Trump's campaign, fake-news stories, conspiracy theories, and other forms of propaganda were reported to be flooding social networks. The stories were overwhelmingly pro-Trump, and the spread of whoppers like 'Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President' - hardly more believable than a Martian invasion - seemed to suggest that huge numbers of Trump supporters were being duped by online lies."
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Adrian Chen, The New Yorker
Chen writes: "Throughout Trump's campaign, fake-news stories, conspiracy theories, and other forms of propaganda were reported to be flooding social networks. The stories were overwhelmingly pro-Trump, and the spread of whoppers like 'Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President' - hardly more believable than a Martian invasion - seemed to suggest that huge numbers of Trump supporters were being duped by online lies."
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Mueller Enlists the IRS for His Trump-Russia Investigation
Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast
Woodruff writes: "Will the accountants take down key members of Team Trump? Or force the president's tax returns into the open?"
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Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast
Woodruff writes: "Will the accountants take down key members of Team Trump? Or force the president's tax returns into the open?"
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With Key Trump Security Jobs Vacant, Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke Resigns Without Explanation
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "David Clarke resigned abruptly from his long-standing post as Milwaukee County Sheriff on Thursday afternoon."
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Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "David Clarke resigned abruptly from his long-standing post as Milwaukee County Sheriff on Thursday afternoon."
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Yes, Google Uses Its Power to Quash Ideas It Doesn't Like - I Know Because It Happened to Me
Kashmir Hill, Gizmodo
Hill writes: "Google's dominance in search and news give it tremendous power over publishers."
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Kashmir Hill, Gizmodo
Hill writes: "Google's dominance in search and news give it tremendous power over publishers."
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LA Replaces Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples Day
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times
Zahniser writes: "The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to eliminate Columbus Day from the city calendar, siding with activists who view the explorer as a symbol of genocide for native peoples in North America and elsewhere."
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times
Zahniser writes: "The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to eliminate Columbus Day from the city calendar, siding with activists who view the explorer as a symbol of genocide for native peoples in North America and elsewhere."
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US Has Thousands More Troops in Afghanistan Than the Public Knew
Alexa Liautaud, VICE
Liautaud writes: "The United States has thousands more troops in Afghanistan than previously disclosed, the Department of Defense admitted Wednesday, saying there were roughly 11,000 troops on the ground instead of about 8,400 - the number it had previously reported."
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Alexa Liautaud, VICE
Liautaud writes: "The United States has thousands more troops in Afghanistan than previously disclosed, the Department of Defense admitted Wednesday, saying there were roughly 11,000 troops on the ground instead of about 8,400 - the number it had previously reported."
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Harvey Aftermath: A Public Health Crisis in the Making
Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News
Kusnetz writes: "From water contamination to diseases to mold in the walls, dangers continue long after the hurricane. These sorts of risks accompany climate change."
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Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News
Kusnetz writes: "From water contamination to diseases to mold in the walls, dangers continue long after the hurricane. These sorts of risks accompany climate change."
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