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Fake News isn't usually blatant lying, it's aggressive spin of a given set of facts to frame them in the viewpoint desired by the author.
Then the definition has changed.

The original use of the term was to describe the comically fabricated "news stories" found on Breitbart, WND, Alex Jones, et al., during the Obama administration.

That was before Trump commandeered the term, of course.
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Those are of course the most extreme versions of "fake news" and was the original definition.

Yes, Trump did extend the definition, however as we all know definitions can change over time. The concept of a "liberal" is a prime example.
Tough to keep up when partisan politics controls the language.
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They don't "control" the language. What they do is have the ability to shape the trend of the language because of their ability to use their strength of their numbers and their single mindedness to change definitions over time.

That of course works both positively and negatively.

'shape the trend of the language' = control
 
View attachment 205910 Just imagine how the DEPLORABLES would have acted if this happened.
/---/ For a parody to work, it must be based in truth. OBL admitted he was behind 9/11
Bin Laden: Yes, I did it - Telegraph
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Nov 11, 2001 - The killing of at least 4,537 people was justified, he claims, because ... He freely admits to being behind the attacks: "If avenging the killing of ...
 
Fake News isn't usually blatant lying, it's aggressive spin of a given set of facts to frame them in the viewpoint desired by the author.
Then the definition has changed.

The original use of the term was to describe the comically fabricated "news stories" found on Breitbart, WND, Alex Jones, et al., during the Obama administration.

That was before Trump commandeered the term, of course.
.
Yes, now fake news means "trump doesn't like it".

Considering the Media is out to get him, there is plenty of things out there for him not to like.
Yes the media is “ out to get him” by printing exactly what he says and does. How dare they!

So he actually shot Uncle Sam while holding hands with Putin?
 
Fake News isn't usually blatant lying, it's aggressive spin of a given set of facts to frame them in the viewpoint desired by the author.
Then the definition has changed.

The original use of the term was to describe the comically fabricated "news stories" found on Breitbart, WND, Alex Jones, et al., during the Obama administration.

That was before Trump commandeered the term, of course.
.

Those are of course the most extreme versions of "fake news" and was the original definition.

Yes, Trump did extend the definition, however as we all know definitions can change over time. The concept of a "liberal" is a prime example.
Tough to keep up when partisan politics controls the language.
.

They don't "control" the language. What they do is have the ability to shape the trend of the language because of their ability to use their strength of their numbers and their single mindedness to change definitions over time.

That of course works both positively and negatively.

'shape the trend of the language' = control

It's not Newspeak 1984 control.
 
Then the definition has changed.

The original use of the term was to describe the comically fabricated "news stories" found on Breitbart, WND, Alex Jones, et al., during the Obama administration.

That was before Trump commandeered the term, of course.
.

Those are of course the most extreme versions of "fake news" and was the original definition.

Yes, Trump did extend the definition, however as we all know definitions can change over time. The concept of a "liberal" is a prime example.
Tough to keep up when partisan politics controls the language.
.

They don't "control" the language. What they do is have the ability to shape the trend of the language because of their ability to use their strength of their numbers and their single mindedness to change definitions over time.

That of course works both positively and negatively.

'shape the trend of the language' = control

It's not Newspeak 1984 control.

It's manipulation of the language, IE. propaganda. Plain and simple.
 

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