A Satire Website Posted Fake News To Trump Supporters. Many Believed It.

[Crabtownboy]

The idea was simple enough: publish as many absurd, obviously fake stories imaginable, and see if anyone actually falls for it. The results of this experiment were both fascinating and disheartening.

“BREAKING: Satire Makes Fools Of Gullible Trump Supporters.”

That’s the headline James McDaniel published on his intentionally fake news website, UndergroundNewsReport.com, earlier this month.

Within just two weeks of his website going online, McDaniel had already amassed more than a million views, thousands of comments on his stories, and hundreds of thousands of “likes” and “shares” on Facebook.

“While writing them, I was aiming for stories that no one would believe, but rather would be satirical in an age where disinformation is so prevalent,” McDaniel wrote on his website. “Just for fun, I decided to post some of the stories in Trump fan groups on Facebook to see the reactions.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...te_us_58c42653e4b0d1078ca7222e?tcjeg4jhe61or&

 

[carpro]

Huffpo must be running low on real fake news.

 

[righteousdude2]

The idea was simple enough: publish as many absurd, obviously fake stories imaginable, and see if anyone actually falls for it. The results of this experiment were both fascinating and disheartening.

“BREAKING: Satire Makes Fools Of Gullible Trump Supporters.”

That’s the headline James McDaniel published on his intentionally fake news website, UndergroundNewsReport.com, earlier this month.

Within just two weeks of his website going online, McDaniel had already amassed more than a million views, thousands of comments on his stories, and hundreds of thousands of “likes” and “shares” on Facebook.

“While writing them, I was aiming for stories that no one would believe, but rather would be satirical in an age where disinformation is so prevalent,” McDaniel wrote on his website. “Just for fun, I decided to post some of the stories in Trump fan groups on Facebook to see the reactions.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...te_us_58c42653e4b0d1078ca7222e?tcjeg4jhe61or&

Imagine that? And even more interesting is that people, not many, but still a few, believe you too!

 

[Rolfe]

I cannot wait until the next time you guys cite Breitbart or Infowars. *laugh*

 

[InTheLight]

I cannot wait until the next time you guys cite Breitbart or Infowars. *laugh*

RD2 just quoted GatewayPundit and Freedomlibertynews.com in another post. Has no idea how utterly false their news reports are. Basically clickbait for right-wingers.

 

[Rolfe]

RD2 just quoted GatewayPundit and Freedomlibertynews.com in another post. Has no idea how utterly false their news reports are. Basically clickbait for right-wingers.

Ah, yes...Gateway Pundit. *laugh*

Not familiar with the other site.

 

[righteousdude2]

RD2 just quoted GatewayPundit and Freedomlibertynews.com in another post. Has no idea how utterly false their news reports are. Basically clickbait for right-wingers.

Slander from another brother? How shameful! I gave you the Fox news link too. Go back and check your sarcasm at the door. You love the "gotcha game"don't you?

 

[InTheLight]

Slander from another brother? How shameful! I gave you the Fox news link too. Go back and check your sarcasm at the door. You love the "gotcha game"don't you?

Stand by my assertion. You quoted GatewayPundit and Freedomlibertynews.com. Both are fake news sites. Both are right-wing clickbait sites.

 

[righteousdude2]

Stand by my assertion. You quoted GatewayPundit and Freedomlibertynews.com. Both are fake news sites. Both are right-wing clickbait sites.

I gave you Fox news too! But if you choose to die on this hill, who am I to stop you.

Check out the Fox link: http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/...-usa-themed-patriotic-clothes-basketball-game

As for the other links, if you choose to be opposed to their views, so be it. But, you pointed out my errors, and I gave you a big boy link, yet your lips continue to flap in the breeze caused by your desire to make me look bad. Now I ask you: Would Jesus do what you ate doing? I think not!

But still, I can hear the "flap ... flap ... flap" off in the distance! Remember brother, you chose this hill to make your death defying stand on. Goid luck with that!

 

[Happy]

Anyone who thinks they are getting non opinionated REAL news from any US media is hoodwinked!

Anyone with an ounce of gray matter should be able to figure out where the line is and how far one news media leans from the center.

 

[777]

Here are some of this snide liberal's fake headlines:

WIKILEAKS: OBAMA RAN PEDOPHILE RING OUT OF WHITEHOUSE
BREAKING: FEDS RAID OBAMA BUNKER IN SEARCH OF EVIDENCE
BOMBSHELL: WIKILEAKS LEAKS ‘LOST’ CLINTON EMAIL
OBAMA TWEET: TRUMP MUST BE REMOVED, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
BREAKING: TIME WARNER CABLE DECLINES TO RENEW CNN’S CONTRACT (Time Warner, now Spectrum, Owns CNN)
BREAKING: BIDEN TURNS ON HILLARY “I’LL TESTIFY IF NECESSARY”
Former White House Aide: Obama “Is a Gay Man”

and he thinks spreading these kind of lies is funny? Doesn't he know some people will continue to believe all of this forever, no matter what he says? And the left is not immune to this sort of thing, see the palmerreport and snopes.

 

[Crabtownboy]

and he thinks spreading these kind of lies is funny? Doesn't he know some people will continue to believe all of this forever, no matter what he says? And the left is not immune to this sort of thing, see the palmerreport and snopes.

No, it shows how un-discerning and gullible many Trump supporters are. Trump is going to hurt them in many ways and yet they will not understand that they voted against their own interest.

 

[777]

No, it shows how un-discerning and gullible many Trump supporters are. Trump is going to hurt them in many ways and yet they will not understand that they voted against their own interest.

Okay, so Trump supporters aren't just ignorant and gullible, they're also too stupid to learn?

Can't you see how this kind of rhetoric smacks of liberal elitism? You're NEVER going to win people over to your side by insulting them.

 

[Crabtownboy]

Okay, so Trump supporters aren't just ignorant and gullible, they're also too stupid to learn?

Can't you see how this kind of rhetoric smacks of liberal elitism? You're NEVER going to win people over to your side by insulting them.

Who is insulting them? If they can't figure out that Trump bamboozled them then they cannot be insulted.

 

[carpro]

Okay, so Trump supporters aren't just ignorant and gullible, they're also too stupid to learn?

Can't you see how this kind of rhetoric smacks of liberal elitism? You're NEVER going to win people over to your side by insulting them.

Trump supporters are "deplorable". Haven't you heard?