Fake Political Sites Cause Headaches for Democrats

[kelvin070]

Fake sites being used for propaganda by Republicans.
Fake Political Sites Cause Headaches for Democrats - The Gaggle Blog - Newsweek.com

 

[justmee]

:eekyou mean you cant believe everything you see on the internet?

 

[kelvin070]

:eekyou mean you cant believe everything you see on the internet?

Yeah, got to use your judgement, have independence of thought etc. Writers are paid to write.

 

[dt3]

The headline bashes the Republicans, then the article says

More often it's liberals, not conservatives, who pull political pranks online, says Alex Halavais, a communication professor at Quinnipiac University. Back in 1999, George W. Bush sued a fake campaign site. The fake Sarah Palin Twitter feed from the 2008 campaign is still running today

But apparently when the Democrats do it, it isn't "propaganda" :dunno

 

[Accountable]

:shrug: I don't know why dems are concerned. If they're fake sites, nobody can go there to read anything.