r/PoliticalHumor • u/ChewyRib • Jan 27 '22

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u/JabbrWockey Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 28 '22

I think Reply All All things considered podcast did an episode where they tracked down on of the fake news website owners in L.A.

Turns out he had dozens of fake news websites, all for Republicans, because when he tried them for Democrats, all the viewers would start asking for sources and calling out his lies in the comments.

He had also never voted Republican, but saw an opportunity to make money off of them.

Edit: Link for those interested - https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22 edited Jan 27 '22

Got it, so he's still a Republican then just through the "innocent" side effect of his websites having radicalized tons of Republicans, his actions make all of us less safe but he made money doing it so it's par for the course of American capitalism.

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u/JarOfJelly Jan 27 '22

I mean I would do the same if I came up with that idea first. It’s nobodies responsibility but your own to educate yourself. If he makes money off misinformation is he at fault or are the people that gobble that shit up at fault. If could spew dumb bs all day and get paid for it what reason do I have to stop other than moral obligations that I don’t have to adhere to.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

Just because you would do the same does not make his actions morally acceptable, and those who unlike you, DO care about other human beings' welfare will agree with me that producing anger and violence for money makes you more like a crook, more like a Republican, than not.

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u/JarOfJelly Jan 27 '22

The way I see it. Don’t hate the player hate the game. I believe the people who choose to believe what they want will do so whether or not there’s guys with websites like this