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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. The concept of “fake news” is anything but novel. And so they create biased content out of thin air, with no resources or backing.

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Maxim Behar: Testimonies of Time - The Bulgarian Meetings with King Charles III

Maxim Behar

He was instructed in detail at the Royal Automobile Club on how to pass the business and ethics luncheon. these people know everything because they read this long ago on Wikipedia. The British newspapers were full of ads "invest in Bulgaria, buy houses, it's very nice and safe there.” James's Palace in London to Maxim Behar.

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Edward Bernays—The Father of PR

Doctor Spin

In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia. He placed the idea in articles, newspapers, celebrity endorsements, and events. His techniques have been scrutinized for ethical implications, especially in how they can be used to sway public opinion without the public’s awareness of the manipulation. In Wikipedia. In Wikipedia.