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    Anyone aware of any good essays, academics etc. who predicted the trend of fake news early on in the digital/web days?
    I would be interested to read.
    I realise other 'old' media commentators have covered similar issues to death but anyone know of any more recent stuff?

    It kind of seems like a bolt out of the blue to a degree. And probably the most dangerous by product of the net so far. Nothing is believable anymore, reading various sources is also not a solution. Fact checking sites have their own agenda(s).

    I know all media/news has been biased forever and there to serve its masters but today the ability to disseminate fake news / alternative facts is frankly quite terrifying.

    Would love to read some articles that predicted this way before it actually happened. I know there is a lot of recent stuff.

    Thanks.

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    • It's fascinating because Trump is the pinnacle of it to the point of surreal blatant nonsense, he is the result of what came before.fadein11
    • Yes I am aware of spin forever - but there is spin and just made up shit lol - yet he seems to be getting away with it daily.fadein11
    • butthurt downvote is real anywayfadein11
    • dunno if this answers your question ...
      https://www.newyorke…      Bluejam
    • Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday is a good oneIRNlun6
    • Don't let my recommendation discredit this book. He's not a fan of Trump and it's pretty eye opening on the extent of click bait.IRNlun6
    • I worked in lead-generation for a few years and it's really hard to visualize the scale until you see the numbers. We really shouldn't trust anything.IRNlun6
    • thanks both of you. I am looking at sources from the early days of the web - whether anyone saw this coming. I know old media had it's issues but that isfadein11
    • incomparable to how things work today. It's for a project I am working on, basically a digital art installation. I will continue looking. Thanks.fadein11
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