re: CNN's Chris Cuomo: 'Fake news' is 'the equivalent of the N-word'

Business Insider/Podesta speech yd

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John Podesta: Fake news is 'undermining our democracy'

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SAN FRANCISCO — Fake news is "undermining our democracy," but it's something people may not notice if they get their news from the mainstream media, former Clinton campaign chair John Podesta warned on Wednesday.

"It’s sinister, and it’s a vile stream that runs under the ground and it begins to have an effect and takes its toll," Podesta said on-stage at the NewCo Shift Forum.

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NewCo Shift Forum
An Executive Conference on Capitalism at a Crossroads

FEBRUARY 6-8, 2017 ST. REGIS HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO

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"All that stuff exists, you don’t see it, you don’t feel it if you’re largely living in reality in a mainstream media," Podesta said. (Since the election, the Trump administration has also used the term "fake news" to attack the mainstream media, especially CNN.)

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Since the election, companies like Facebook and Google have pledged to crack down on the spread of fake news. This week, Facebook said it would partner with leading French media outlets to tackle the fake news spreading on its platform ahead of the elections in France, which will happen in April and May.

Podesta applauded media companies for beginning to acknowledge their responsibility — something Mark Zuckerberg hesitated to do at first after the election — but said it's still a serious threat that needs to be addressed.

"It's undermining our democracy," Podesta said. "I don’t know what technical fix I’m asking for, but I think the companies need to take it seriously."

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Looks like the fake news campaign is starting up again (coinciding with Session's confirmation)

#fakeevidence (planted by Russia) will be up next....