Tim Robbins story on how fake info is spread

[MattP]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/on-tim-robbins-election-fraud-and-how-nonsense-spreads-around-the-internet/


Would clip but I'm at the dentist on my phone

[sharp_stick]

2. Oh Man

That's very nicely written. My favorite line "this is what statisticians call “pulling an assumption out of your ass.”"

The number of people spouting that moronic drivel around here has been astonishing.

[NuclearDem]

3. My favorite part of this whole debacle

is that it was started by an idiot who works for RT. Talk about pot calling the kettle fraudulent.

[dlwickham]

4. I question anyone who gets their info from the Putin News Network

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Sad to say it gets quoted on DU by more than a few.

[Lucinda]

5. KNR Thank you!

[NastyRiffraff]

6. This is good

And this part is familiar to anyone on the internet:

Here we have an example of an actor citing a comedian who picked up a claim from an an anonymous Reddit user citing preliminary exit poll data put together by a JFK conspiracy theorist. Bringing it all full circle is The Hill, which ran a story titled, “Actor Tim Robbins blames Sanders losses on ‘voter fraud,’” which will no doubt be shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter.

Doing research is soooo boring! I'd rather go to rallies, scream and wave signs.

[JSup]

7. That adds to my hypothesis

that most conspiracy theories are started by a random poster somewhere.

Random posters are the cause of the parallel universes that now exist in American politics dividing us further and further. Kind of depressing.

[Her Sister]

9. Spreading made up news! wow and wow!

[GusBob]

10. Kick people are still peddling this bullshit in GDP