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Beware: Another fake news site distorts political coverage in Montana – Russian social accounts sow election discord – again

March 4, 2020 /

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the danger of “pink slime” news sites – corporate shells with the appearance of legitimate new sites — coming to Montana in the months leading up to the November election.

Damaging as those sites may be to the reputation of news outlets and the quality of information Montanans receive and share, we need to worry about an even more significant threat to public information: local sites that ape the appearance of news sites while presenting incredibly slanted, factually inaccurate articles as if they are straight news.

By Don Pogreba

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Russian social accounts sow election discord – again

“Certainly with the Russians, they know what kinds of narratives work in the U.S.,” Otis said. “The whole system of disinformation is very effective and they know that it is.”

 


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