How local 'fake news' websites spread 'conservative propaganda' in the US
How local 'fake news' websites spread 'conservative propaganda' in the US
Locality Labs, a company operating scores of sites that purports to be a local news organization, is facing criticism it is part of a rightwing lobbying effort
Adam Gabbatt at the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/19/locality-labs-fake-news-local-sites-newspapers
"SNIP....
In March this year, the small Illinois town of Hinsdale, in the western Chicago suburbs, was facing a crisis.
The village’s district had a funding shortfall, and a referendum was scheduled to determine whether $140m could be pumped into Hinsdale’s schools.
The referendum was hotly contested – an organized, enthused Vote Yes campaign was pushing hard for people to back the vote. It looked like the referendum might deliver a yes verdict.
Enter Locality Labs, a shadowy, controversial company that purports to be a local news organization, but is facing increasing criticism as being part of a nationwide rightwing lobbying effort masquerading as journalism.
.....SNIP"