{"id":50226,"date":"2019-12-19T18:03:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T23:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50226"},"modified":"2019-12-19T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T23:03:33","slug":"fake-news-represents-a-clear-and-present-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=50226","title":{"rendered":"Fake News Represents A Clear And Present Danger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theburningplatform.com\/2019\/12\/18\/this-represents-a-clear-and-present-danger\/\">Fake News Represents A Clear And Present Danger<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when 90% of the media is controlled\/owned by (6) corporations?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when those same corporations are operated and controlled by a political ideology?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when the news is no longer free from bias?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when the news is no longer reliable and independent?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when the news is no longer trustworthy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What happens when the news simply becomes an extension\/arm of a political party?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Fact becomes fiction?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Fiction becomes fact?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When does news become propaganda?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Identity creation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does the average person, who is under constant financial stress (by design), find time to research and discern fact v fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Majority of people more prone to believe someone in power sitting behind a big brand &#8216;news&#8217; name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do people [human psyche] tend to follow the &#8216;majority\/mainstream viewpoint&#8217; in fear of being isolated and\/or shunned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;Mainstream&#8217; is used for a reason [dominate trend in opinion].<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>[If majority of people believe &#8216;x&#8217; then &#8216;x&#8217; must be validated \/ true]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do mainstream media heads, within different orgs, always use the same keywords and\/or catch phrases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coordinated? By who? Outside entity providing instructions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do they count on the fact that people [human psyche] are more prone to believe something if heard over-and-over again by different &#8216;trusted&#8217; sources?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do &#8216;echo chamber&#8217; tactics provide validation \/ credibility to the topic\/point being discussed? Threat to intellectual freedom?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would control over[of] these institutions\/organizations allow for the mass control of a populations viewpoint re: a desired topic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read again \u2014 digest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Would control over[of] these institutions\/organizations allow for the mass control of a populations viewpoint re: a desired topic?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logical thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why, after the election of 2016, did [D]&#8217;s and media corps jumpstart a [coordinated &amp; planned] divisive blitz intended to create falsehoods re. illegitimacy of election, character assassination of POTUS through sexism, racism, every other &#8216;ism&#8217;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fake News Represents A Clear And Present Danger What happens when 90% of the media is controlled\/owned by (6) corporations? What happens when those same corporations are operated and controlled by a political ideology? What happens when the news is no longer free from bias? 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