It's a key component of information laundering and in this case election interference. It's similar to how government agencies will create policies and cite "studies" which are simply made up by some NGO that supports the policies. Or the whole idea of "reliable sources" that wikipedia invented.
Manufacturing consent is critical in a Democracy™. Otherwise, the cattle might VOTE™ wrong, and we can't have that. Better outsource your thinking to Independent™, Fact-Checked™, Experts®.
The silver-lining is this confirms "fact-checks" are and have always been bullshit
It's a key component of information laundering and in this case election interference. It's similar to how government agencies will create policies and cite "studies" which are simply made up by some NGO that supports the policies. Or the whole idea of "reliable sources" that wikipedia invented.
Manufacturing consent is critical in a Democracy™. Otherwise, the cattle might VOTE™ wrong, and we can't have that. Better outsource your thinking to Independent™, Fact-Checked™, Experts®.