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2. This might seem off topic...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:01 PM

Dec 2016

But we had a high schooler die a couple of years ago (heart attack) while playing sports. It seemed odd that the local news covered it and covered it. Then, a couple of weeks later, there was a 'news' story about a 'new' product. A mobile defibrillator that could be utilized by coaches, managers ETC.

Any time I watch the news, I wonder what it is that they're setting up to sell. Sometimes it's more subtle than others, but they're always setting up to sell something.

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Fake News [View all] underpants Dec 2016 OP

News used to imply investigative journalism. karadax Dec 2016 #1

There are so REALLY good investigative journalists out there underpants Dec 2016 #5

This might seem off topic... Blanks Dec 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author karadax Dec 2016 #3

The five underpants Dec 2016 #6

Part of it is the way that ad auctioning works FarCenter Dec 2016 #4

I'm aware of the money element of it underpants Dec 2016 #7

I think that's a good analysis. gulliver Dec 2016 #8

Exactly! Why the fuss now? Half of whats on CNN is fake news, what about national enquirer et all?? jack_krass Dec 2016 #9

One way to ID fake news ... ificandream Dec 2016 #10