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this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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in the past 24 hours I was fooled by 3 pieces of fake news in a row:
I know that fake news can be made organically and have been since forever and I'm doing selection bias here but I can't help but picture the misinformation engines firehosing bullshit constantly until some of it catches and spreads.
yeah it's bad
otoh awareness I think is spreading
swedish public broadcasting has regular "spot the fake" pieces on their website
I think giving a sensationalist bit of news 6 hours to "mature" is a good idea before amplifying.
I like this. News is a frittata, it needs time to set before consuming.
If you have to swim in raw sewage, you shouldn't blame yourself when some poop gets in your mouth.