Memes are becoming more relevant than Global News
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Summary
Rachel Gilmore explains why fake headlines are so believable, and why Global News is so bad that they have to get a notice of libel from a reporter for writing one. Global News reporter, Rachel Gilmore, is suing a man named James Topp for libel.
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I'm Rachel Gilmore and my name is on that article, but I didn't write it.
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People are photoshopping real journalists' names on fake headlines.
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And the question you should be asking, Rachel, is why are these fake articles so believable?
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Could it be because some people have just lost so much faith in companies like Global News?
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Hey look, here's you promoting segregation. Real article.
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And here you are again promoting segregation. Real article.
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Here's you implying that any MP who associates with the Freedom Convoy is far right. Real article.
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And is the original example of this fake article really that far off?
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And then in this real article, you call James Topp simply, man with far right extremist ties.
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James Topp is a Canadian legend who has marched all the way from Vancouver, B.C. to Ottawa
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to protest mandates in the Canadian military that still exist, by the way.
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You should be ashamed of yourself, Rachel, but thankfully your article is so terrible
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that James Topp is serving Global News with a notice of libel.
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Your reporting is so bad that you're getting your parent company into legal issues.
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So is it really that surprising that people are believing in these fake articles?
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A big shout out to the Ferryman's Toll, the author of these fake articles.
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Transportation Minister considers creating an unvaccinated section at the rear of the plane.
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That fake article went so viral that routers had to do a fact check on it.
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At the time, many people didn't even realize that unvaccinated Canadians weren't even allowed on a plane.
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So this fake news article, through irony and sarcasm,
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drew more attention to the fact that unvaccinated people are not allowed on an airplane in Canada
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So this memester, the Ferryman's Toll, with his photoshopped headlines
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is providing more public service to Canadian citizens
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than you are with the trash you're writing at Global News, Rachel.
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