Media Literacy Council? What Media Literacy Council?

Update on 9 Sept 4.45am and 5.50am:

MLC raises white flag by deleting BS infographic, but refuses to admit it made an “honest mistake”. It implying that it made a “dishonest mistake” i.e. it published fake news.

The Media Literacy Council (MLC) has apologised for a Facebook post featuring a graphic that described satire as a type of fake news and got netizens up in arms for being fake news itself.

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This really BS

In a statement on Sunday, the MLC said it acknowledged that its post and infographic had given the wrong impression that satire was fake news, which was not the intent.

“We are sorry for the confusion and will review our material,” it added.

“The wrong impression”? “What wrong impression”? The heading of the infographic was “Types of Fake News”.

Note the infographic was put up on Thursday and only removed sometime on Sunday. And minister Shan emphasised the need for speed to remove fake news when he defended the draconian measures in POFMA.

Post published before the latest BS follows.

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More like Media Illiteracy Council

I kid u not. The Media Literacy Council calls ‘Clickbait’ and ‘Satire’ types of Fake News.

This is a complete balls-by the MLC. Even after reading their attempt to explain (See below). The very draconian fake news law (POFMA) specifically excludes satire.

Other balls-op over the yrs:

Media Literacy Council doesn’t think words matter?

Why MLC has to talk about Calvin

“Hate speech”: MLC chair ignores judge’s comments

Media Literacy Council doesn’t think words matter?

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Calvin Cheng is no dickhead

Btw, while most of the above links might be seen as me not having a high opinion of Calvin Cheng, actually, he can be sensible. LOL.

Where I agree with him.

Fake news the TOC way/ History is very complicated

HIV data leak: Calvin Cheng is right again

Kee Chiu Cybernuts who want to migrate to Bangladesh

When being a minister turns from a calling into a job for life

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The following was added on Monday at 11.30am so that MLC’s readers are aware of MLC’s initial defence:

In a Friday night comment … the MLC said it understood concerns regarding including satire as fake news in relation to Pofma.

It explained that while Pofma defines a falsehood as a statement of fact that is false or misleading and does not extend to opinions, criticisms, satire or parody, the examples in the kit represent other possible scenarios in which Fake News can be spread.

These include clickbait articles that make exaggerated claims, or instances of people being fooled by a satirical article in which the irony or humour is not readily apparent, said MLC.

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Bot I ask again so why title the infographic: “Types of Fake News”? A “dishonest mistake” to misrepresent?

“Clickbait” and “Satire” should have been classified as “Potential sources of fake news”.

Media Illiteracy Council rather than Media Literacy Council.