Wednesday, August 04, 2021

News Rigging Has Arrived! Astroturf and Manipulation of Media Messages-TED Video About “The Fake Grass Roots” Of Big Pharma and Other Campaigns That Fool and Fool Again…

News Rigging Has Arrived! Astroturf and Manipulation of Media Messages

"This is a great video and if you read at the Medical Quack, news rigging has been a somewhat frequent content. To a degree, everyone is really becoming more skeptical of what’s in the news.  Here’s a post from a couple of years ago, from Quant Cathy O’Neill, “On Being a Skeptic”.  Who knows better than those who model as once it’s designed you have to use the darn thing, right?  Of course you do.

“On Being a Data Skeptic- Modelers Have A Bigger Responsibility Now Than Ever Before”–A Must Read Essay, Start “Sniffing the Data”…

Who are these experts on the web?  

Sharyl Attkisson does a good job on telling you how it all works and how little truth there can be out there. 

 She brings up all the pharma companies using Twitter and Facebook accounts set up to steer your interest.  These are “fake grass roots” movements...Read all!

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