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  1. 2013-10-21, 09:16 PM #1
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    Fox News' legion of sockpuppets

    http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10...account/196509

    Fox has reportedly been using hundreds of sockpuppet accounts to spread pro-Fox arguments on blogs and other news sites.

    I wonder if they have any here.
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  2. 2013-10-21, 09:16 PM #2
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    I trust sock puppets, don't you?
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  3. 2013-10-21, 09:16 PM #3
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    I am...not at all surprised.
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    This is highly illegal according to a top comment in that article.

    Then again, he could be a sock puppet too.
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    While I'm no fan of Fox News and I wouldn't put this past them, I have to ask if there's any compelling evidence.
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    You'd think the sockpuppets would be more effective by taking a leaf from the Tea Party's book and nudging center- and left-leaning blogs towards extremism by masquerading as actual leftists.
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    This kind of thing has been going on for years. This is just another example of it.

    If they are paying for posts on this site, then I'm going to say that they aren't getting their money's worth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Payday View Post
    This is highly illegal according to a top comment in that article.
    Only in New York it seems.

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    This isn't exactly a new technique used by corporations, and I'd be extremely surprised if they were the only news organization doing it.
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    Didn't we have an article about a month ago that proved many companies were using false accounts to give their product/company positive reviews?

    While not a fan of FOX, it's obviously something that going on else where.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Åmbulance View Post
    Didn't we have an article about a month ago that proved many companies were using false accounts to give their product/company positive reviews?

    While not a fan of FOX, it's obviously something that going on else where.
    I could of sworn that was for gaming companies and not the generic business ones.
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    That would explain a lot of the Faux News rhetoric on this site and everywhere else. Not surprised either. It's not just the sock puppet accounts, but the people who eat that shit up and then puke it back up on these and other forums.
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    I did a sock puppet drama once. I wonder if this will be just as dramatic?
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    Well they don't drop in ratings so they must be doing something right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Molestron View Post
    Well they don't drop in ratings so they must be doing something right.
    Fox News is to News as Reality TV is to Reality. It's scripted nonsense to draw viewers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nixx View Post
    So, which MMO-C members are Fox sock puppets?
    Riddle me this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Åmbulance View Post
    Riddle me this.
    I can think of a few but I could be wrong. >.>
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    I can think of a few but I could be wrong. >.>
    I lined it up perfectly, all you had to do was hit it out of the park.
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    Well I'm not american so my carecup concerning Fox News has a big hole in it.
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