I have recently got some from Macedonia following IST (let me know who you are) it pleases me that I get people from all over to help me and my readers up to date on the events that I write about….after all I cannot be everywhere as much as I would like to……
I have been following the debate and the vote on the name thing that has been consuming the news from Macedonia…..https://lobotero.com/2018/06/13/macedonia-whats-in-a-name/
Now that I have the introduction and the lead in to this post….
It appears that American conservatives have been duped with fake news coming out of bots located in Macedonia…..
“This is the news of the millennium!” said the story on WorldPoliticus.com. Citing unnamed FBI sources, it claimed Hillary Clinton will be indicted in 2017 for crimes related to her email scandal.
“Your Prayers Have Been Answered,” declared the headline.
For Trump supporters, that certainly seemed to be the case. They helped the baseless story generate over 140,000 shares, reactions, and comments on Facebook.
Meanwhile, roughly 6,000 miles away in a small town in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a young man watched as money began trickling into his Google AdSense account.
What is most humorous is that as that locate and identify these fake news bots…others pop up and the conservative base has a tendency to believe what they read or hear without checking the info out for accuracy.
Further Reading:
I was surprised to see I’ve had visits from Macedonia, too, given my blog is essentially one of a million cat blogs.
I am hoping for the person to identify themselves…..mine visits almost everyday…..Some very hungry cat showed up in the wooded area behind the house and I had to offer food and now I have a new friend ….chuq
“New cat”, maybe…! LOL! Yeah, I’d like to know who the Macedonian is, too.
I have had Macedonian visitors too. Someone there is ‘fishing’, undoubtedly.
Best wishes, Pete.
I think so….but I just wanted to be sure before writing them off…..chuq