Speaking at a press conference in Peru, President Obama lent his support to the increasingly-popular thesis that “fact-free” journalism – i.e. any news coverage that reflects poorly on Democrats – contributed to Hillary’s defeat in the election. He was silent, of course, about the fawning media attention that both he and the former First Lady have regularly enjoyed during their time in the public sphere:
“If, generally, we’ve got elections that aren’t focused on issues and are full of fake news and false information and distractions, then the issue is not going to be what’s happening from the outside; the issue is going to be what are we doing for ourselves from the inside,” Obama said during a press conference in Peru over the weekend.
Obama discussed the issue as reporters questioned him about Russia hacking the Democratic National Committee and seemingly releasing emails to swing the election.
He said that he was less concerned about propaganda and hacking and more concerned about the way information was promulgated on social media.
“As I’ve said before, the concern I have has less to do with any particular misinformation or propaganda that’s being put out by any particular party, and a greater concern about the general misinformation from all kinds of sources — domestic, foreign, on social media — that make it very difficult for voters to figure out what’s true and what’s not,” he said.”
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“Part of ways changed in politics is social media and how people are receiving information,” he said, during a press conference in Germany. “It’s easier to make negative attacks and simplistic slogans than it is to communicate complex policies.”
He added that it was difficult for Americans to “discriminate between serious arguments and propaganda,” asserting that facts were essential to a functioning democracy.
Part of Donald Trump’s victory, Obama believes, is his ability to thrive on social media.
“Trump understands the new ecosystem, in which facts and truth don’t matter,” Obama said in an interview with the New Yorker. “You attract attention, rouse emotions, and then move on.”
Source: Breitbart
Propaganda machine recently did a story on ‘fake news’:
PAY FOR BY YOU OBAMA F**E NEWS
He knows all about f**e.lol
That what thugs do that’s what they now
They paid the meds and still lost lol
This lame Duck President should keep his comment and opinion to himself ! His time is almost gone ! And it can’t get over fast enough !