Fake news has become a problem that the media and the tech industries are urgently searching for ways to solve. But in the post-election push to fix the problem, those who most want to find the solution have managed to lose control over what, exactly, the definition of “fake news” is.
( I can't tell you what fake news is but I know it when I see it... )

The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter said.

U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat on the Senate ( Read more... )

Trump Delegates: We're Bringing Guns to Cleveland
"We're talking about ISIS. We're talking about people who have shown a propensity for violence."As the Republican convention in Cleveland approaches, several delegates from Pennsylvania who support Donald Trump say they are planning on bringing their guns with them to the GOP gathering. Why? They ( Read more... )

Rope Made From Non-racist Fabric for Non-racist Lynching Un-American Traitor.

Tea Partiers Protest At White House: 'Hang The Lying Kenyan Traitor'

Tea partiers shouted obscene, racist chants on Wednesday while gathered outside of the White House to protest President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

Right Wing Watch reported that among the ( Read more... )

Gun extremists’ ghastly new low: A fight over “open carry” turns vulgar and scary Nuts fighting to save their "rights" aren't just demonstrating or issuing propaganda. Now they're getting personal ( Read more... )

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Babies Are Getting Brain Bleeds-Are Vaccine Fears to Blame?
Some parents are refusing vitamin K injections for their newborns. The consequences can be devastating.

In May, the Tennessean reported on a truly shocking medical problem. Seven infants, aged between seven and 20 weeks old, had arrived at Vanderbilt University's Monroe Carell Jr. ( Read more... )

Speaking at a Young Americans for Freedom event on Friday, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) offered an unusual assessment of what happens when “the government is going to be the principal provider of health care for the country.” “It’s actually a pretty clever system,” the former presidential candidate explained, “Take care of the people who can ( Read more... )

White America says “Let the Fire Burn”
What the Philadelphia firebombing of 1985 can tell us about the culture of white rage that led to the shutdown

In Jason Osder’s disturbing and extraordinary new documentary “Let the Fire Burn,” which entirely consists of archival footage, we see a Philadelphia police officer named James Berghaier testify at a ( Read more... )

New bipartisan bill protects groups that don’t support same-sex marriage

A prominent tea party-backed Republican lawmaker is spearheading a bipartisan proposal that would protect religious institutions and other nonprofit groups that don't recognize same-sex marriages from potential discrimination by the Internal Revenue Service ( Read more... )