Fake News Accusations

Comments primarily accusing a Hacker News-submitted story of being fake news, with discussions on its definition, irony, and broader implications like censorship and propaganda.

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Sample Comments

joeblow9999 Jun 18, 2018 View on HN

News about fake news. So meta.

kragen Oct 15, 2019 View on HN

Fake news. cf. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21251896

strathmeyer Aug 23, 2021 View on HN

Nothing like some good fake news on HN eh?

billysielu Jun 4, 2018 View on HN

Funny they don't like fake news when it's about them.

interdrift Jul 12, 2017 View on HN

Destroy fake news (no pun intended).

bregma Nov 27, 2020 View on HN

"Identify the fake news"

Zealotux May 16, 2024 View on HN

Really? That fake news again, on HN?!

mrfusion Dec 16, 2016 View on HN

Could this be an instance of "fake news"?

basch Nov 16, 2016 View on HN

some fake news doesnt care about changing your mind OR reinforcing your opinion. it's just pandering for a click, for ad revenue.

thecatspaw Nov 21, 2016 View on HN

it is fake news, but its not faked by the newsorganizations, which is what they are trying to prevent.