In the wake of Donald Trump's shock Nov. 8 electoral victory, attention fell on the extent to which voter opinions could have been shaped by an epidemic of “fake news” websites that masqueraded as legitimate media outlets. Their articles — invented fluff with sensationalist headlines — found the eyeballs of a huge number of (mostly right-wing) readers. […]
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/11/23/fake-news-threatens-germanys-election-too-says-merkel/
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