Fake News

Ian's lecture on fake news was really interesting to me. I've never really thought about fake news at all. It has only been a humorous entity to me. Ian answered my question really well about why fake news and political satire are on the rise. It has to do with people's need for entertainment and also with their dissatisfaction with the political system. The pre-Bush era did not have as many shows as there are on nowadays and I think the Bush administration is directly related to these shows success. If it weren't for Bush making a fool of himself so much I don't think these shows would be as popular. The current political situation, which is America craving a new administration, has pushed how people want to view the news. I guess they got sick of hearing about all the bull*&!T that goes on, so they resort to political humor and The Onion.