Quiz: Is That Site Pink Slime?
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The Reality Check Fake-or-Not Quiz — Play for a Chance to Win!
Ahead of the U.S. midterms, partisan interests have been revving up “pink slime” websites that present themselves as authentic news sources while secretly pushing their favored candidates and disparaging the opposition. Today’s quiz presents a mix of independent local outlets and “pink slime” sites. Can you tell the difference?
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Midterms Watch: In Case You Missed It … Campaign Ads Cite Pink Slime ‘News’
In yet another indication that partisan “pink slime” news sites are seeping into the political discourse and media ecosystem, candidates and political action committees are citing these secretly partisan sites as if they were independent sources in political ads ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
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