The White House brands as "fake news" any stories it dislikes.
The N.Y. Times reports people who want to use "actual fake news" (and yes it hurts to say that) to attract and mislead people are doing so by appearing to be unbiased local news sites.
And it does not have to be FALSE news to be dishonest.
Not for the first time, let me call out Alabama Power and its parent firm, The Southern Company, for operating just such a scam local news site.
It is called Alabama News Center, and you would never know it is produced by Alabama Power without looking closely at the grayed-out company name on the top right of the screen.
Hey, it's great that Alabama Power wants to promote positive stores about Alabama and their own company, but why hide behind a fake-news name and website? Call it Alabama Power Positive Stories About Alabama (or whatever).
The N.Y. Times reports people who want to use "actual fake news" (and yes it hurts to say that) to attract and mislead people are doing so by appearing to be unbiased local news sites.
"Some misinformation in local news comes from foreign governments seeking to meddle in American domestic politics. Most notably, numerous Twitter accounts operated by the Russian Internet Research Agency were found to have impersonated local news aggregators during the 2016 election campaign."
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And it does not have to be FALSE news to be dishonest.
Not for the first time, let me call out Alabama Power and its parent firm, The Southern Company, for operating just such a scam local news site.
It is called Alabama News Center, and you would never know it is produced by Alabama Power without looking closely at the grayed-out company name on the top right of the screen.
Hey, it's great that Alabama Power wants to promote positive stores about Alabama and their own company, but why hide behind a fake-news name and website? Call it Alabama Power Positive Stories About Alabama (or whatever).
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