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marktron / fakenews

An in-progress collection of sites that spread clickbait, hoaxes, propaganda and disinformation.
MIT License
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Thanks! #39

Closed lightswitch05 closed 3 years ago

lightswitch05 commented 3 years ago

I just wanted to let you know that your fake news site blocked a news website someone linked me to. I was confused why it was blocked and started reading up on it, turns out it was one of those 'pink slim' websites. I would have never known if it hadn't been blocked. Anyways, can never be too cautious about 'news' sources. Thanks!

marktron commented 3 years ago

Thanks for the kind words, @lightswitch05. Like you mentioned, the research done by Columbia's Tow Center for Digital Journalism deserves the real credit for uncovering this tactic. Happy (and safe) browsing!