Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 24, 2018 13:28:36 GMT -5
Hoax attempts against Miami Herald augur brewing war over fake, real newsWASHINGTON - Two incidents hit The Miami Herald in recent days that demonstrate new tactics by those seeking to discredit mainstream media, and they augur what experts said are dark days in the battle between credible news and misinformation. Both incidents came after the Feb. 14 shootings in Parkland, Fla., when a gunman killed 17 students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In the first incident, someone used a software tool to create two fake Twitter posts that looked like they came from the account of Alex Harris, a Herald reporter preparing tributes to the slain students. One fake post asked for photos of dead bodies at the school and another asked if the shooter was white. The reporter almost immediately began getting angry messages. "It was hampering our ability to cover this terrible tragedy in our own backyard because we're having to deal with the backlash," said Aminda Marques, executive editor of The Herald. In the second incident, someone used a software tool to create a phony Miami Herald story - in the high tension after the Parkland shooting - saying that a Miami-Dade middle school faced threats of "potentially catastrophic events" on upcoming dates, indicating that a new mass shooting was coming. Complete article here: Hoax attempts against Miami Herald augur brewing war over fake, real newsIt's only going to get worse.
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Post by Jaguar on Feb 24, 2018 13:42:43 GMT -5
Oh my gosh that's so horrible to do that. Have they gotten the twits that done these fake news story's, cause isn't it a crime to use someone else's ID ?
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Post by Opti on Feb 24, 2018 17:34:25 GMT -5
That's awful. I hope the social media giants are looking avidly for a solution.
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Post by dezii on Feb 24, 2018 18:11:53 GMT -5
All this new hi tech stuff is beyond me...I am wondering if the laws that may be on the books for these type of attacks and misrepresentations..if there are any on the books...are stringent enough..Possible there should be specific laws of guarantee punishments and damages to be accrued if anyone is found to do such attacks...even on to the parents of juveniles, who I wouldn't be surprised would be party to such attacks..kids being kids not realizing the problems cost.
Yes they would have to be caught but I believe that as skilled those are who participate in such attacks,,,the same skills would be found in those who are charged in finding the culprits..in fact even more so as industry wise..national policeing organizations, including FBI and NSA and any other security agencies. In time these people would be caught and if laws were on the books that would punish the culprits or even parents of if juveniles ..the word would get out..you hack at your own risk..u will be caught..there will be major consequences.
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