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Originally Posted by Guest
Many people do read TOTV but very few people I have met here in the Villages since 2005 share these alt right opinions expressed by some of the posters on the Political Forum.
I have met African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American Villages' homeowners as well. No Muslims that I can recall but they may not want to announce that fact. And a number of lesbian couples who also own homes.
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I am sure those radicals on the other sites, raided by the government, etc. do not PUBLICLY say what they post.
We live in an electronic age. It is used to spread that fake news that Trump always talks about (except most if not ALL of that comes from his blogs and sites like this with the same kind of followers)
People read here and the main board. I have no idea of how many of our typical trolls and haters from the alt right actually live here, but readers assume they do.
Point is...saying young people misbehaving is bad for The Villages and not mentioning this site is a bit short sighted.
"While some fake news is produced purposefully by teenagers in the Balkans or entrepreneurs in the United States seeking to make money from advertising, false information can also arise from misinformed social media posts by regular people that are seized on and spread through a hyperpartisan blogosphere."
How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study - The New York Times
When you read how it is spread, recall some of the posts on here and even some that were linked to zerohedge, a Russian site dedicated to spreading that kind of crap, then add the Alex Jones conspiracy theories that abound all over.
Why fake news spreads - Business Insider