The European Commission: On the Job with Fake News
September 28, 2018
Yes, I wondered if the giant Thomson Reuters was a victim of fake news when I read “Tech Companies Agree to Take Measures to Tackle Fake News.” Of course, TR would not fall victim to fake news; therefore, the information in the write up is spot on.
I noted this statement:
Tech companies have agreed to measures to tackle fake news and concerns that it can influence elections, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Okay, but what “tech companies.” The TR article pointed to this story titled “Tech Companies Agree to Measures to Tackle Fake News.” Is there a list of tech companies at the link destination? Nope, it’s the same story.
So the report about fake news refers to itself.
Not fake news, but it does raise these questions:
- What companies agreed to fight fake news?
- How will the companies fight fake news?
- What is fake news?
Obviously self referential information is not fake, right. What’s good for traffic is definitely “real” and countable.
Stephen E Arnold, September 28, 2018
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