Re: Is this about fake news, or hidden ways of censorship?
"And what "facts" would that be, considering that global warming is one of the most hottest topics for debate around the world right now?"
Really? I thought the debate was fairly settled on "climate change is happening" and that global warming (leading to wetter weather etc) was definitely happening.
If it's caused (or how much the cycle is influenced) by human activity is still being argued, but that seems fairly clear to most people.
What should be done is definitely not settled, still being debated, yadda yadda.
As for the whole "fake news" shebang, it's interesting what is considered fake and what isn't (despite not being true). Cameron and the pig was clearly bollocks, utterly unsupported by any evidence, but everyone ran with it, because it was funny.
People also prefer lies/fake news/alternate facts because the truth often is complex and fails to support whatever view someone is expressing without a spot of selective editing. Eg: USAians are super litigious even when it's clearly their own fault using the example of McDonalds hot coffee, even though the facts of that case point to the opposite, that serving food or drink at too high temperature in flimsy containers is dangerous. Or bitching about H+S while ignoring how many lives it has saved. Or the whole brexit campaign, on both sides.
A lie can get around the world twice before the truth gets it's boots on and all that.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
