Fake news Archives - California Globe

Sacramento Bee Claims Prop. 187 ‘Sought to Ban Immigrants From Receiving Social Services’

December 20, 2022 2:57 amDecember 20, 2022 6:43 am

A Sacramento Bee reporter made a serious false claim in an article Monday highlighting California’s four newest Latino GOP state lawmakers being barred from the Latino Caucus because they are Republicans. The Globe wondered, “What about equality, equity, tolerance and inclusivity?”...

Could Gov. Newsom’s Panicky Quarantine Trigger Virus Among Homeless?

March 20, 2020 6:56 amMarch 20, 2020 8:26 am

Most people do not form opinions by reasoning; they catch them by social contagion. In the case of the recent murky events surrounding the unnecessary and unilateral state and local government shutdowns of schools and businesses purportedly to prevent spread...

A Scene from a Democratic Convention

November 17, 2019 8:04 amNovember 18, 2019 8:25 am

There were many at the California Democrats Fall Endorsing Convention that wanted to escape the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday. With less than an hour to go before the big forum between 8 Democratic candidates, some of the crowds...

‘Deepfake’ Audio and Visual Political Ads Faces Ban With Looming Senate Vote

September 10, 2019 1:34 pm

Assembly Bill 730, which would ban ads that have been altered using ‘deepfake technology’ will be decided soon in the statehouse. ‘Deepfake’ technology uses facial scans and new audio to create a fake video using footage from a real video....

Evolution of a Fake News Notion

May 30, 2018 11:51 pmJune 4, 2018 12:10 pm

Fake news isn’t always about outright lies or intentional omissions. There are matters of nuance and degree, as well. Back when there were real people making judgments about how to package stories—these people were known as “editors”—one of the major...