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Most "fake news" that eventually becomes "misinformation" (i.e. spread by gullible people who may not realize that it is "fake news") almost invariably begins its life as "disinformation" (i.e. manufactured by people who absolutely do know that it is deliberately "fake news," whether it is "harmless" satire or something intended for far more insidious purposes). The use of "misinformation" when one should really be using "disinformation" is one of those linguistic pet peeves of mine, especially these days, given who the current President of the United States is (Donald Trump) and, more importantly, what he is (a grievous, egregious, contemptible, brazen, incessant liar).
Poe's Law is especially dangerous these days, not because of someone creating a parody of idiotic beliefs that too many people believe is real and then get angry about it, but because of someone creating a parody of idiotic beliefs that too many people believe is real and then agree with it.
It's part of the reason that I think that we should perhaps consider putting a moratorium on satire, especially now in the Age of Trump. ¬_¬
On the flip side, concerning satire, there's also all the damaging satirical stories about Trump doing something stupid that Trump didn't actually do IRL. By that I mean that they are not damaging to Trump but are damaging in the sense that they actually aid Trump.
First of all, Trump already does way too much dangerously stupid shit all on his own such that there is absolutely zero need to manufacture stuff to makes him seem even stupider. People who are already inclined to think that Trump is a moron are not going to be swayed in any appreciable way by fake stories intended to make Trump seem even more moronic.
Second of all, all the satirical stories about Trump simply feed into Trump's otherwise asinine Lügenpresse narrative. People who are already inclined to think that Trump is God's gift to politics thus gain even more "evidence" that the "enemy" is out to "get" Trump with every satirical piece that comes out about him.
Poe's Law is especially dangerous these days, not because of someone creating a parody of idiotic beliefs that too many people believe is real and then get angry about it, but because of someone creating a parody of idiotic beliefs that too many people believe is real and then agree with it.
It's part of the reason that I think that we should perhaps consider putting a moratorium on satire, especially now in the Age of Trump. ¬_¬
On the flip side, concerning satire, there's also all the damaging satirical stories about Trump doing something stupid that Trump didn't actually do IRL. By that I mean that they are not damaging to Trump but are damaging in the sense that they actually aid Trump.
First of all, Trump already does way too much dangerously stupid shit all on his own such that there is absolutely zero need to manufacture stuff to makes him seem even stupider. People who are already inclined to think that Trump is a moron are not going to be swayed in any appreciable way by fake stories intended to make Trump seem even more moronic.
Second of all, all the satirical stories about Trump simply feed into Trump's otherwise asinine Lügenpresse narrative. People who are already inclined to think that Trump is God's gift to politics thus gain even more "evidence" that the "enemy" is out to "get" Trump with every satirical piece that comes out about him.
