Facebook and Google Google plan to attack "fake" news. What is that? The Rolling Stone rape hoax? Huffington Post claiming 98% win chance for Hillary?

UPDATE:

LA Times Misreports List of Fake News Sites Which Includes Reliable Conservative Blogs https://t.co/liOuzWCyVW

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) November 16, 2016

In an attempt to distinguish fake or misleading news sites from legit sources, Melissa Zimdars, Assistant Professor of Communication at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, created a list of, “false, misleading, clickbait-y and satirical ‘news’ sources.” The LA Times published the list.

Sites like the The Onion and Clickhole, satirical news sites made the cut, and rightly so, but also included were The Blaze, Independent Journal Review (IJR), Project Veritas (James O’Keefe), Twitchy, and RedState. None of the latter are fake nor misleading, nor clickbait-y, nor satirical, and most of them engage in original reporting from time to time.

One person’s opinion on the matter wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) make much of a difference. But by publishing the (mostly) bogus list, the LA Times gave it legitimacy. It’s now being circulated through social media channels as the authoritative list on “real” news....

...It’s a wonder people don’t trust the media…

Facebook, Twitter and Google under pressure to police news content https://t.co/XOrUcNJywy 🔓

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 16, 2016

Why crack down on "fake news" when the real threat to democracy is media collusion resulting in political propaganda? #WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/JKvZnyxibC

— Polly Tickal (@PollyTickal) November 16, 2016

Want to keep fake news out of your newsfeed? College professor creates list of sites to avoid https://t.co/4HJ3T30NfN pic.twitter.com/TZGalD3KaB

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 16, 2016

UH OH: Look which sites are being labeled “Fake News” sites…https://t.co/RH2cy082FF pic.twitter.com/DpOb7BTfUm

— Allen West (@AllenWest) November 16, 2016

list of fake news sites:
1. https://t.co/Na71Y7vfR6https://t.co/eW94Qb2B5R

— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) November 17, 2016

Looks like we made the list of "fake"news sites.Yeah, because that's why we were mentioned in a presidential debate? https://t.co/0RrdQWwor8

— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) November 16, 2016

At @Project_Veritas,we report more Veritas & real news than the MSM."Fake", because that's why we were mentioned in the presidential debate? https://t.co/TuVPhLWefz

— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 16, 2016

Stunner from @CraigSilverman: Fake news *beat* real news on Facebook over last 3 months of election https://t.co/y1rgvV5rDs pic.twitter.com/U5sR7lJADM

— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 16, 2016

Brian Williams fabricated most of his professional adult life including stolen valor. Back on NBC & hosting a show. But fake news.

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 16, 2016

Fake news is thriving on social media and people in media & CNN have no idea why. I have a guess https://t.co/en0dvsp5Pw pic.twitter.com/TOUZmddcLf

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 16, 2016

Facebook and Google are cracking down on fake news sites. I hope that includes NYT, WaPo, CNN, Newsweek, AP, etc. #TuesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/3VyVhFVXkf

— Polly Tickal (@PollyTickal) November 15, 2016

.@mitchellreports (Andrea Mitchell) transmitting fake news: pic.twitter.com/4s71eYRTL8

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) November 16, 2016

I understand the concern over fake news.

How about the fake promises that you can keep your doctor and health plan?

— Jason C. (@CounterMoonbat) November 16, 2016

Google plans to attack "fake" news. What is that? The Rolling Stone rape hoax? Huffington Post claiming 98% win chance for Hillary?

— RAMZPAUL (@ramzpaul) November 16, 2016