Is There More to the Fake Meme Than Meets the Eye?

Suddenly the world’s gone fake - A look at what may be real-ly
going on When something comes out of nowhere and suddenly ends up
everywhere, something else is going on. - David Icke Fake is the
new real-ity. I for one have found this burgeoning meme, famously
attributed to the allegation of spreading "fake news" quite
fascinating. But not for reasons you might imagine. Sure, many of
us are aware of how easy it is to get the masses to parrot words,
 mimic acts, and integrate behavioral trends once unleashed by
the architects of cult-ure.  But have you ever asked why
there's such a push in a given direction? In other words, what's
the "end game?" This is a question I posed to myself while watching
the swift proliferation of fake this, fake that, fake ____________
(fill in the blank). I became acutely aware how frequent the word
had become woven into all sorts of media sound bites, not the least
of which is the now notorious "fake news." Here are some recent
headlines: Kenya election: BBC targeted by fake News Two arrested
for human trafficking scheme run out of fake church Man sentenced
in fake license scheme Wyoming Authorities Warn Public of Fake
Eclipse Glasses Fake legal experts targeting immigrants In a quick
analysis of just how much this now famous four letter word (also
beginning with "f") has crept its way into the societal vernacular,
I came up with some very interesting and curious data... I ran a
search of the word "fake" and compared a date range of April 1 -
July 1 over a three year period of time, 2015 - 2017. Here's a
summary of what I found: In 2015 the word returned a total of just
over 5 million results. In 2016, the number spiked slightly to
almost 8.5 million and then... April 1 - July 1 2017 returned
34,400,000 results! Further, when looking at the 2017 results I
discovered that nearly all of the content providers of headlines
that included the word "fake" were mainstream media outlets, as
compared to the previous years which netted mostly unknown websites
and occasional YouTube videos. Clearly there's been a mandate to
promote, push, and pedal the fake meme, TFN. But to what end? My
thoughts may surprise you - so buckle up and let's explore what
just may be driving the fake meme in this episode of Conscious
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