Fake News or Lie, What’s the Difference ?

What’s the difference between fake news and a lie, shouldn’t we just go back to calling untruths what they really are, lies?

For me, all lies are fake news...but not all fake news are lies.

Fake News includes lies of course, but also other types of yellow journalism. Stories that accent one point of view heavily, stories that leave out (purposely or not) key information, stories that are chosen to be told when OTHER stories of more import are ignored.

Simple example: I watched a local Miami newscast the other day. The “news” on Trump in the entire 30 minute broadcast lasted about 2.5 minutes (yes, I timed it out...I was bored that day, okay?). Approximately 25 seconds was spent on the booming economic news. The rest? You guessed it: Russia Russia Russia. I couldn’t believe it.

So for me “fake news” can contain elements of truthful statements, but it is still fake because it doesn’t offer real information.

Maybe a good analogy is junk food. It’ll provide calories, carbs (mostly sugar), salt, etc. but you’ll not receive any real nutrition.

Fake News is what most “journalism” is today, even if it is dressed up in a Gloria Vanderbilt suit or delivered in a multimillion dollar studio with highly paid anchors.

Democrats are serial liars.

They live Us versus Them. The issue is correct for Democrats because it benefits “them”. Therefore lies are Ok.

So fake is worse than a lie. Fake is not real.

You can lie to get a welfare check, or lie to vote illegal, but the check and the vote had better not be fake news.

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