On 24 Dec 2016, at 16:17, kalev leetaru <kalev.leetaru5@gmail.com> wrote:
One final set of thoughts on the topic of false and misleading news - it is important to remember that even the marque brands in journalism all-too-often run stories without the most cursory of verification:
Also a problem in science: Fake Medical Journals Are Spreading, And They Are Filled With Bad Science http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2017/01/03/fake-medical-journals-... It's not just politics: 2016 was an epidemic year for fake news in science, too http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-fake-science-news-2017... dss David Stodolsky, PhD Institute for Social Informatics Tornskadestien 2, st. th., DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark dss@socialinformatics.org Skype/Twitter: davidstodolsky