Liberty Writers News

Liberty Writers News is an American fake news website, established in 2015 by Paris Wade and Ben Goldman.[1]

As with other similar websites, the site's business model consists of publishing made-up political news stories to generate web traffic and thereby advertising revenue. In six months in 2016, its Facebook page attracted 805,000 followers and tens of millions of page views,[1] generating 95% of the site's traffic, which as of August 2016 yielded between $10,000 and $40,000 in revenue a month.[2]

As related by Wade and Goldman to the Washington Post, their stories focus on "violence and chaos and aggressive wording" to attract readers.[1] The stories reflect the positions of supporters of Donald Trump, and employ headlines such as "OBAMA BIRTH SECRETS REVEALED! The Letters From His Dad Reveal Something Sinister..." or "BREAKING: Top Official Set to Testify Against Hillary Clinton Found DEAD!".[1] Wade and Goldman said that they themselves were "liberal" and had voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 elections.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McCoy, Terrence (20 November 2016). "For the 'new yellow journalists,' opportunity comes in clicks and bucks". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Tynan, Dan (24 August 2016). "How Facebook powers money machines for obscure political 'news' sites". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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