- What dominated the 2016 election?
fake news stories about Trump.
2. What is the huge business in Velice, Macedonia?
fake news sites.
3. What is the Fake News next target?
the 2020 US election.
4. Describe the city. Does it look rich or “paved in gold?”
no, it’s old and looks trapped in a time warp. it’s look third world almost.
5. What does the mayor say is a way to make some quick money?
to create fake news and lies.
6. What is “click bait”? What does it mean to click and then share?
click bait is when a post attracts you to click it based on it’s headline. and then when you click and share, the liar gets paid.
7. When the reporter talks to a fake news creator, where does he say he gets his news?
from other newspapers.
8. What do you think when he says, “I paraphrase”?
he uses his owns words, makes the story his own.
9. How do website owners get money? What happens when someone opens their “stories”?
from advertising/advertisers. every time a person visits the page, they get a fraction of the money.
10. How are google and facebook responding to the fake news problem?
they’re trying to block fake news sites/accounts.
11. How do they get around the facebook blocks? How do they get facebook accounts?
they buy real profiles from kids.
12. Miguel is a “pioneer of fake news” his words. What is his primary goal right now? What is he getting ready for?
get all of his fake lies out right in time for the 2020 election.
13. In one day, how much does he make?
about $2500/day.
14. What does he think makes a story clickable?
anything that has to do with Trump.
15. Why does he not care if it is true?
because he just wants to make money. duh.
16. Is he proud of his job?
yes.
17. How is it a huge business? How are lots of people involved even Americans?
he has tons of people writing the fake stories, including Americans.
18. In the bar scene, it shows a digital gold rush. How can you tell money is being made.
they’re literally throwing money on the ground.
19. What does the mayor say about the morality of fake news?
that there is no morality in politics.
20. Why would the CNN reporter ask if someone is influencing the fake news reporters to affect the 2020 election?
no, i don’t think they’re trying to influence our voting decisions. i think they they’re in it for the money, just like every person ever.
21. How are Americans to blame for this? What keeps these fake news sites in business?
because Americans generally act like the spoiled, white, rich kid and we over exaggerate anything. so, it’s hard for other countries not to get involved when we broadcast everything, when we make a big deal out of everything.
22. What do you think it means to think before you click and definitely think before you share!
just think about it. do you wholeheartedly believe this news? is it really worthy of letting other people know? (i don’t even know if i worded that right.)