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fake news for profit
WHY FAKE NEWS? Simply put: They make a small fortune for teenagers. Believe it or not, teenagers and “fake news entrepreneurs”—people who intentionally make money from the proliferation of fake news stories—create these “click-bait” type headlines to pull traffic to their sites. Traffic equals money. Just like in the traditional days of advertising on broadcast TV and radio, viewers and listeners equal ad dollars.
Buzzfeed researched some of the top fake news sites, stating that many of them are based in Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and yes, some are in the US. They state that many of the Macedonian sites can earn $5,000 per month, and even up to $3,000 per day. A damn-good pay day in the US, in Macedonian, that is a fortune.
fake news for profit
WHY FAKE NEWS? Simply put: They make a small fortune for teenagers. Believe it or not, teenagers and “fake news entrepreneurs”—people who intentionally make money from the proliferation of fake news stories—create these “click-bait” type headlines to pull traffic to their sites. Traffic equals money. Just like in the traditional days of advertising on broadcast TV and radio, viewers and listeners equal ad dollars.
Buzzfeed researched some of the top fake news sites, stating that many of them are based in Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and yes, some are in the US. They state that many of the Macedonian sites can earn $5,000 per month, and even up to $3,000 per day. A damn-good pay day in the US, in Macedonian, that is a fortune.