The Independent believes it is better positioned than such organisations as the BBC to call out fake news and the intention by the media and political figures to spin stories for their personal gain.
But at the same time, the Independent has been singled out by Buzzfeed’s political editor Jim Waterson as one of a group of news providers which publishes “incredibly partisan headline stretching facts to the absolute limit”. Waterson claimed the UK doesn’t have a fake news industry because our partisan newspapers “already do that job”.
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Source: The Drum
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