If Russia didn’t cook up the Seth Rich conspiracy, our fake news economy would have, writes BrainBoyle. (via latimesopinion)
President Trump greets Fox News host Sean Hannity at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2018.
If you’ve paid any attention at all to politics in recent years, you’ve probably heard this expression at least once or twice: “We’ve always had differences of opinions, but back in the old days, at least we all operated off the same set of facts.” In case you were wondering why this isn’t the case anymore — and why this lament for the bygone days of a unified information ecosystem is a frequent refrain for scholars, pols and pundits — look no further than the curious death of a junior Democratic National Committee staffer named Seth Rich in 2016.
As it turns out, the dark theorizing about Rich’s death, which became a favorite topic among conservative influencers and Fox News hosts, has roots in Russian troll farms. Yes, Rich’s tragic death first got spun by foreign fabricators. But it’s hard to believe our domestic fake news ecosystem wouldn’t have spawned the same chatter on its own.
Some context: Back in July 2016, in the heat of election season, the 27-year-old Rich was shot to death while heading back to his home in Washington, D.C. Police reported the killing as the result of a botched robbery. Seems straightforward enough, right?All it takes is the donning of a tinfoil MAGA hat and barely a squint to see what really happened here. I mean, just connect the dots! Rich worked for the DNC.
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