Nov 15, 2016
'I write fake news that gets shared on Facebook'
The creator of a fake news site says there's nothing wrong with what he does. Chief Reporter, as he calls himself, is being forced to defend the Southend News Network after Facebook announced it was going to do more to tackle made-up news appearing in people's News Feeds. CR's spoof site, unlike others like the Daily Mash and News Thump, deliberately sounds like it could be a genuine news service. "They print actual news stories but put such ridiculous spin on them that they border over into fake news," he says. "If Facebook is going to penalise fake sites, they should also penalise real news sites who I think are guilty of far worse crimes than me."
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