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What Is Fake News?
i remember everyone talking about fake news all during the election. That's a fake memory, and it's not even yours. As late as the end of october 20 16, almost no one was talking much about fake news. In fact, the concept didn't really spike until after trump's victory. It is simply too hard for ordinary people to resist the drum beats of either the democratic or republican master narratives. An increasingly few seem to believe that our side must always win against the implacable foe any means necessary. The destruction of personal reputationalism by institutional media, political parties, consultants, finance, tech and the academy i call it 'seaburge' reminds us