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Who profits from fake news?

Posted by / June 24, 2018

Since it has become abundantly clear that “fake news” influenced the 2016 presidential elections, it is important to understand how fake news works, who benefits, and what other goals might the have had? This video from Al Jazeera digs into a town in Macedonia with one major industry: fake news. You’ll meet the man who taught his students how to profit of fake news, and what kinds of articles they pushed to line their pockets best.

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