Fake news isn’t new
It seems there’s this kerfuffle about video news releases that really aren’t news but are ads for Mediscare. The media is apparently upset and issuing warnings about the ads.
Seems to me that this problem is rather indicative of the fact the press gives us fake or exaggerated news all the time. I think it speaks more that these ads are, on the surface, believable.
March 19th, 2004 at 12:11 am
So the media is “upset” because the viewers are “upset”, even though said media put the “ads” on the air in the first place.
So……they didn’t watch them first, they just said “okay, it’s the right medium, runs about :43, we can do this.” and let it ride? Kind of funny.
March 19th, 2004 at 12:27 pm
The Daily Show’s take on this was friggin’ brilliant.
March 19th, 2004 at 12:34 pm
Yes. It’s what spawned this post.