"Alternative facts"
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:36 am
http://a.msn.com/r/2/AAm7qxr?a=1&m=EN-US
This might be the real problem.
This might be the real problem.
I shouldn't have to say it but this applies to everyone. We've had media for forever but the increasing polarization of politics may be related to the rise of these particular social media platforms. The timing is certainly coincident.Yes, people are sharing fake news through Facebook and Twitter. People are increasingly using social media platforms to receive news through a “filter bubble,” where they will only end up reading the news and opinions they already agree with, regardless of whether those “facts” are actually true. In the long run, that will be poisonous to our nation, convincing everyone that their own opinions are infallible and the opposition is at best stupid or at worst evil.