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wiseowiseyesterday at 7:52 PM2 repliesview on HN

Western news resources aren’t controlled by government, unlike Russia. So they have incentive to post what generates clicks, not necessarily what reflects reality.


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mdavid626yesterday at 7:57 PM

Yes, they are controlled by money.

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tonymettoday at 12:26 AM

if they published anything for clicks they would have immediately published the Hunter Biden laptop story. The most salacious click-baity story in 20+ years and it was shelved. There's more to influence than "money"