Showing results for "Fake!" in Corruption & Misconduct

In today’s chaotic world, where the multiplication of information sources creates competing narratives, credibility is the key to winning the war of ideas. This is the reason why governments and corporations resort to astroturfing - creation of ostensibly grassroots movements set up to advance political agendas and commercial campaigns. The democratization of information and polarization of politics offer a perfect storm.

Les fake news no són un fenomen nou: els governs, els partits polítics, els mitjans de comunicació i les grans corporacions --o els monopolis d'informació equivalents en cada època-- sempre n'han fet ús interessat. No és sospitós, doncs, que les polítiques i les reformes normatives que s'estan proposant per combatre-les criminalitzin les noves tecnologies i, en canvi, no facin el mateix amb els que s'han dedicat a produir notícies falses des de sempre?

This is a no-holds barred account of how the media in Quebec, Canada, along with government authority agencies amplified rumor and innuendo to hold a kangaroo court aimed at destroying the business, reputation, and life of Marcel Pontbriand. It is Part Deux of the Cowboy of the Road Series, because it focuses on the French-Canadian back-story of how sensationalism resulted in an emotional rollercoaster that destroyed the lives of many Quebec families.