Yikes!!! FAKE NEWS ALERT

Discussion in 'Trapshooting Forum - Americantrapshooter.com' started by Smithy, Jul 29, 2017.

  1. Smithy

    Smithy Mega Poster Founding Member

    We are nearly on the eve of Gipson and the ATA's fake news release. Last year the news was 15,000 shooters in the campgrounds prelim week. Another 15,000 in the local motels. Yeah....it was a Woodstock of trapshooters.

    Irony....fake news is always aimed at the stupid and inept.
     
  2. User 1

    User 1 Forum Leader Founding Member Forum Leader

    Is it "Fake News", or "Propaganda" ?????

    "Corporate" ..... "Main article: Corporate propaganda"

    "Corporate propaganda refers to propagandist claims made by a corporation (or corporations), for the purpose of manipulating market opinion with regard to that corporation, its products and services, or its activities. Common euphemisms for corporate propaganda are advertising and public relations." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda

    "Fake"..... "adjective": "not genuine; counterfeit." ..... "noun": "a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham." ..... "verb": "forge or counterfeit (something)." ..... https://www.google.com/search?q=fake definition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

    There were "campers and shooters", and "they"(ATA) claimed "errors" in "reporting" to the "media" ..... So, "misinformation": "false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive" ..... may not be "fake", but weak "Propaganda" to keep the dumbest of the "sheep" from leaving the "herd", and keep the "cash cow" giving "cash" .....
     
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  3. Roger Coveleskie

    Roger Coveleskie State HOF Founding Member Member State Hall of Fame

    News papers and magazines do the same thing with circulation numbers. The higher the circulation numbers the more they charge for advertising space. Just a little scam. Roger C.
     
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  4. Win101

    Win101 Mega Poster

    According to the ATA website,
    AIM pre- register is up about 10% for the AIM Nationals and
    Grand pre-registering is up almost 8%
     
  5. User 1

    User 1 Forum Leader Founding Member Forum Leader

    "According to the ATA website" ..... heck, that is almost as "reliable" as "Facebook" .....

    "A lie can spread on Facebook before the truth has even been posted, and even the most savvy news consumers can be tricked. What can we do about it?" ..... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/17/facebook-fake-news-satire
     
  6. Roger Coveleskie

    Roger Coveleskie State HOF Founding Member Member State Hall of Fame

    Win101, Is that fake news, are you going to up the price of advertising in trap & field? I'm going to count the shooters at Sparta and get back to you. If you are wrong, all advertisers will want a rebate. Roger C.
     
  7. Smithy

    Smithy Mega Poster Founding Member

    Last year they doubled the number of shooters in the trap and field rag. Then they said ooops. But not until the forum caught the lie.