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Singapore enacted a law regulating Fake News, and that is not Good News.

Posted on October 5, 2019 by a1skeptic

NPR reported the other day that Singapore recently enacted a law which regulates what is and what is not “fake news.” The law went info effect last Wednesday. As reported by NPR: The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, … Continue reading →

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The Difference between Fake News on the Left and Fake News on the Right

Posted on February 23, 2017 by a1skeptic

A lot has been made of the term “fake news.” There was a lot of it during the past Presidential election, and the Trump administration has taken to branding every story that it doesn’t like to be “fake news.” It … Continue reading →

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The difference between Fake News and Unverified News

Posted on January 12, 2017 by a1skeptic

As some of you know, the Donald, Herr Obergropenführer, President-elect Kumquat, was attacked the other day through Buzzfeed, which published an article claiming that “a dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, … Continue reading →

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This isn’t how a major American newspaper should be making its point

Posted on April 12, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Boston Globe got some blow back last Sunday for creating a mock front page for April 9, 2017, demonstrating what life might be like if Donald Trump were our President. This wasn’t done on April 1st, but just on … Continue reading →

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