PHFAKE NEWS IS A BUSINESS
People like to think fake news is just a byproduct of the internet, a little chaos that comes with free speech. It’s not.
It’s intentional. It’s manufactured. It’s profitable.
Bloggers, vloggers, and so-called “alternative media” have figured out the game: Outrage sells. Truth? Boring. Facts? Too slow.
Fake news goes viral.
Virality means views.
Views mean ad money.
And once the cash rolls in? The damage doesn’t matter.
They move on to the next fake controversy, the next manufactured *******, the next deception — because why stop when there are no consequences?
They get ρáíd.
The lie spreads.
The truth gets buried.
And when called out? “Wag kang balat-sibuyas! I’m exercising my freedom of speech!”
But if they were so confident in their “facts,” why are they terrified of accountability?
They are not journalists.
They are not truth-seekers.
They are professional manipulators cashing in on chaos.
How much longer are we going to let deception run this country?
People like to think fake news is just a byproduct of the internet, a little chaos that comes with free speech. It’s not.
It’s intentional. It’s manufactured. It’s profitable.
Bloggers, vloggers, and so-called “alternative media” have figured out the game: Outrage sells. Truth? Boring. Facts? Too slow.
Fake news goes viral.
Virality means views.
Views mean ad money.
And once the cash rolls in? The damage doesn’t matter.
They move on to the next fake controversy, the next manufactured *******, the next deception — because why stop when there are no consequences?
They get ρáíd.
The lie spreads.
The truth gets buried.
And when called out? “Wag kang balat-sibuyas! I’m exercising my freedom of speech!”
But if they were so confident in their “facts,” why are they terrified of accountability?
They are not journalists.
They are not truth-seekers.
They are professional manipulators cashing in on chaos.
How much longer are we going to let deception run this country?