Bob Arctor   11 #1 Posted January 8, 2017 The far-right 'news' website Breitbart has completely made up a story about a mob setting fire to Germany's oldest church while chanting "Allahu Akbar"  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/07/german-police-quash-breitbart-story-of-mob-setting-fire-to-dortmund-church  It's important to know this if either you come across a Breitbart article that you might otherwise assume was true, or if other people cite Breitbart as a source of information that has influenced their opinion. They make things up to whip up hatred against Muslims and migrants, and there is a clear parallel between this and anti-Jewish propaganda in the 1930s. Beware. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #2 Posted January 8, 2017 I thought Fox "News" was bad but this lot really are dissembling scum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio   186 #3 Posted January 8, 2017 Doesn't appear at the bottom of this list either:  https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9700/germany-islamization Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BHRemovals   10 #4 Posted January 8, 2017 the internet has many negatives as well as positives Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #5 Posted January 8, 2017 fake news is definitely getting worse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #6 Posted January 8, 2017 The far-right 'news' website Breitbart has completely made up a story about a mob setting fire to Germany's oldest church while chanting "Allahu Akbar" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/07/german-police-quash-breitbart-story-of-mob-setting-fire-to-dortmund-church  It's important to know this if either you come across a Breitbart article that you might otherwise assume was true, or if other people cite Breitbart as a source of information that has influenced their opinion. They make things up to whip up hatred against Muslims and migrants, and there is a clear parallel between this and anti-Jewish propaganda in the 1930s. Beware.  However, the facts are that a crowd of foreign people surrounded the church chanting Allahu Akhbar and the church caught fire.  Breitbart is trash reporting and blowing the facts out of proportion to make nonsense, but the German Police are also very good at denying racially aggravated anti social behaviour as well, as seen on NYE a few years ago ('what attacks?').  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/edited-1038-headline-works-well-a7512636.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
retep   68 #7 Posted January 8, 2017 And having a look at this dreaded site it gives a response,  "Fake ‘Fake News’: Media Sow Division with Dishonest Attack on Breitbart’s ‘Allahu Akbar’ Church Fire Story" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mickey finn   12 #8 Posted January 8, 2017 fake news is definitely getting worse  Fake news is also becoming the phrase people use for anything they dont agree with, how can fake news be weeded out and who will be the ones assigned to police it, it is a mammoth task, who could you trust to filter it out ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #9 Posted January 8, 2017 Fake news is also becoming the phrase people use for anything they dont agree with, how can fake news be weeded out and who will be the ones assigned to police it, it is a mammoth task, who could you trust to filter it out ?  You'd like to say auntie Beeb but they don't even know who they're interviewing 4ft away! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
melthebell   863 #10 Posted January 8, 2017 how can fake news be weeded out and who will be the ones assigned to police it, it is a mammoth task, who could you trust to filter it out ? thats exactly it Oo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 Â Â 10 #11 Posted January 8, 2017 Fake news is also becoming the phrase people use for anything they dont agree with, how can fake news be weeded out and who will be the ones assigned to police it, it is a mammoth task, who could you trust to filter it out ? Â Well, it would be good if you could have a single source of news that was 'the truth' because the people controlling it said it was. Â Could be a natural authoritarian backlash to 'fake' news. Â In the USSR the main print news was 'Pravda', which literally means 'Truth' Â Failing that the state could take control over all media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
flamingjimmy   10 #12 Posted January 8, 2017 Are we only learning this now?  Don't google Steve Bannon guys, you won't like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...