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A stress ulcer is a single or multiple mucosal defect usually caused by physiological (not psychological) stress which can become complicated by upper gastrointestinal bleeding. These ulcers can be caused by shock , sepsis , trauma or other conditions and are found in patients with chronic illnesses.
Fake news websites target United States audiences by using disinformation to create or inflame controversial topics such as the 2016 election. [1] [2] Most fake news websites target readers by impersonating or pretending to be real news organizations, which can lead to legitimate news organizations further spreading their message. [3]
The roots of fake news are distrust and exploitation. "Inevitably, [the film] confronts the question of what we should do about fake news ." [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It also shows the background of two conspiracy theorists to create and promote a conspiracy theory regarding Robert Mueller in order to smear him while serving as special counsel.
Here are 10 multiple-choice questions based on stories that appeared in the Los Angeles Times over the last week. Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Satan, sludge and Richard Simmons Skip to ...
The fake news audience is only 10 percent of the real news audience, and most fake news consumers spent a relatively similar amount of time on fake news compared with real news consumers—with the exception of Drudge Report readers, who spent more than 11 times longer reading the website than other users. [230]
Much of the fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential election season was traced to adolescents in North Macedonia, [22] [94] specifically Veles. It is a town of 50,000 in the middle of the country, with high unemployment, where the average wage is $4,800. [95] The income from fake news was characterized by NBC News as a gold rush. [95]
Due to the determination of collective stress as the cause, medical sociologist Robert Bartholomew favors the neutral term mass psychogenic illness over mass hysteria, as people respond more favorably to a diagnosis of stress induced symptoms than to a diagnosis of mass hysteria. Bartholomew notes such outbreaks are not unusual in schools in ...
Fox News apologized for fabricated quotes attributed to John Kerry in an article on its website during the 2004 presidential campaign, [310] stating that the piece was a joke which accidentally appeared on the website. [311] Fox News aired a segment celebrating a 14-year-old transgender boy in California. Several conservative commentators ...