tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297935984616304783.post8454058873011266575..comments2024-02-26T03:03:24.947-05:00Comments on The UFO Trail: Fake News: Propaganda Specialists Maximize Their Reach Jack Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778028283888927074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297935984616304783.post-27744214735065538052016-11-22T01:14:45.812-05:002016-11-22T01:14:45.812-05:00Hey, thanks for the link, Simone! Now that you men...Hey, thanks for the link, Simone! Now that you mention it, I recall reading about the software that enabled intel personnel to operate up to ten online personas at a time on social media sites. First thing that came to mind was disrupting discussions at online forums. Any way one wants to look at it, though, it sure appears that controlling the narrative - or at least disrupting it - has been successfully accomplished, probably from a lot of sources. Hoping things improve...Jack Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778028283888927074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297935984616304783.post-59292569942325564972016-11-22T01:09:24.117-05:002016-11-22T01:09:24.117-05:00Thanks for your comments, erickson. The false accu...Thanks for your comments, erickson. The false accusations of WMD, the fears of martial law, and, yes, the untold numbers of Americans who completely believed their federal government was planning to attack them through Texas. Truth be told, I think they're disappointed.<br /><br />Good luck to your daughter!Jack Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778028283888927074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297935984616304783.post-6596330900948186962016-11-21T20:38:54.085-05:002016-11-21T20:38:54.085-05:00Hi, check this article out from 2011, and I can im...Hi, check this article out from 2011, and I can imagine how much moreso that has 'progressed', since then.<br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-why-does-the-air-force-want-hundreds-of-fake-online-identities-on-social-media-update/<br />I feel convinced that a Russian type of equivalent, from an ultra far 'right' faction in that country, along with the Alt Right, here, helped Trump get in. Just try to bring up anything pro left wing, pro socialist on YouTube, It's --as if-- such as, Infowars, has coopted the site. I for one am horrified that such as, Trump got in, and I hope this don't get me into a fight with anyone, not looking for that, here. There is evidence that we ( U.S. ) are responsible for so called Islamic terror chaos, and I was glad to see Russia fighting ISIS, much to Western dismay. I decided they were the good guys. But then I witnessed odd aggressive things on social media, from Russia, false stories about Hillary, and WikiLeaks piling on there. Too. I am certain our U.S. election was swayed from outside (and inside)and I will go so far as to state, that I believe a global trend akin to the Third Reich. The Info Wars are on.SimoneCharisseMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657895779719738553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297935984616304783.post-49555580275911107922016-11-19T13:31:56.914-05:002016-11-19T13:31:56.914-05:00"It's also about who says so . . . and th..."It's also about who says so . . . and the scope of the situation"<br /><br />It's easy to point to ufology as a prime example of fake news - hoaxes being disseminated; things judged to be "mysterious" without people spending a few minutes to research what they are writing about; material taken from satiric sites and being regarded as true. There is too much to even begin listing and you have covered much of it here . People have made their career out of providing such "news."<br /><br />I have also been thinking a lot lately about how various sites spread news that Obama planned create a civilian security force and declare martial law. Someone I knew from ufology was convinced that he had to arm himself because Obama was going to declare martial law and take away our gardens. With the real news providing plenty of evidence that the country is being taken down a course based on race, fear, climate change denial, and the like, I could certainly understand it if Obama was tempted to find a way to intervene. But fake news is just that and those who want to believe have long since gone to the next thing.<br /><br />The most dangerous news, however, does not need fake sites. The government simply needs to declare that it's enemy has weapons of mass destruction and mainstream media will report it. So who is there to believe? <br /><br />Those in power can easily manipulate the media, and with much of the news consolidated in a few hands, perhaps there reasons why people have been willing to believe fake news - and these days, people seem to want to seek confirmation rather than information.<br /><br />My daughter us studying to be a journalist. I have told her that she has her work cut out for her. <br />Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489446146745522101noreply@blogger.com