No, CNN Didn’t Accidentally Air Porn Instead of ‘Parts, Unknown’: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today:
1. The CNN porn scare is how fake news spreads
“It looks like the chaos all started when The Independent wrote up a story from this person’s tweets, which was then tweeted out by the Drudge Report. After that, it spread fast. Mashable, The New York Post, The Daily Mail, Esquire, and Variety have all published a story, and pretty much all of these articles are based on one or two tweets from @solikerose. Plus, many of the original stories didn’t include statements from CNN or RCN, the cable company that supposedly aired the porn.
Fact-checking largely didn’t begin until the stories were published.”
2. Trump’s stock in Dakota Access pipeline company raises concern
“President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents fear his investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8-billion project.
“Trump’s 2016 federal disclosure forms show he owned between $15,000 and $50,000 in stock in Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners. That’s down from between $500,000 and $1 million a year earlier.”
– CBC News
+1: U.S. stocks rise to record as Trump rally hits its third week – Bloomberg
3. In Brazil, major corruption scandals engulf those that impeached Dilma Rousseff
“In his short time in office, Temer has already lost five ministers to scandal, but these new controversies are the most serious yet. One major scandal involves an effort in Congress – led by the very parties that impeached Dilma, with the support of some in Dilma’s party – to pass a law that vests themselves full legal amnesty for their crimes involving election financing.”
+1: Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse – New York Times
4. Murder in virtual reality be should illegal
“This is not the argument of a killjoy. As someone who has worked in film and television for almost 20 years, I am acutely aware that the craft of filmmaking is all about maximising the impact on the audience. Directors ask actors to change the intonation of a single word, while editors sweat over a film cut down to fractions of a second, all in pursuit of the right mood and atmosphere.
“So I understand the appeal of VR, and its potential to make a story all the more real for the viewer. But we must examine that temptation in light of the fact that both cinema and gaming thrive on stories of conflict and resolution.”
– Aeon
5. The myth of self-control
“Psychologists say using willpower to achieve goals is overhyped. Here’s what actually works.”
–Vox
