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Ok, you can spoof media. But the real manipulation happens in the selection of topics that become newsworthy. Only the - for the target audience - most sensational happenings are 'reported'. This sensational funnel is inherent to the system and much more manipulative than any individual and deliberate forgery. BTW, Hacker News also works this way. By giving readers the ability to immediately respond it creates at least some counter balance to the sensational funnel.