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Online anger is gold to this junk-news pioneer

Meet one of the Internet's most prolific distributors of hyper-partisan fare.

05/02/2018

PBS News Hour

Online anger is gold to this junk-news pioneer

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Meet one of the Internet's most prolific distributors of hyper-partisan fare.

Meet one of the Internet's most prolific distributors of hyper-partisan fare. From California, Cyrus Massoumi caters to both liberals and conservatives, serving up political grist through various Facebook pages. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien profiles a leading purveyor of junk news who has hit the jackpot exploiting the trend toward tribalism.

05/02/2018

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