Fake News and Impact
A video featuring a woman pouring bleach on ‘manspreading’ men prompted a misogynist/anti-feminist backlash. It is now reported that this video was manufactured in a ‘troll factory’. How can we understand the role of such videos and ‘fake news’ in the context of screen media and advocacy?
The full URL to the report: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/kremlin-created-fake-manspreading-video-conservative-media-us-helped-go-viral/