{"id":6728,"date":"2016-11-30T21:44:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T04:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2016-11-30T21:44:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T04:44:55","slug":"stapleton-residents-must-be-wary-of-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6728","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Residents Must Be Wary of Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6729\" src=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fake-news-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"fake-news\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>The recent election has brought to the forefront the growing trend of fake news sites and highly skewed news reporting. In fact, of stories posted on Facebook, almost 40% of right-leaning stories were fake and about 20% of left-leaning news stories were made-up. Many political scientists believe these stories ultimately affected the outcome of the <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/presidential-election-that-seriously-just-happened\/#more-6704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presidential election<\/a>.\nThis disturbing trend is not unique to the national landscape. Hyper-local environments have gotten into the act as well with our Stapleton community being a target over the last several years. This false reporting or fake news has caused controversy and conflict among Stapleton residents all at the expense of those posting these stories. It is unclear of the motives of those who post this nonsense, but it is clear Stapleton is being targeted. These stories are then shared through social media where members of the community engage in passionate discussions about something which was never true in the first place. Here are some examples of comments on false news stories which we found with a very simple search.\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>Sandy was upset after reading an article about <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/cold-weather-stapleton-runners-making-everyone-else-feel-bad-about-themselves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cold weather runners<\/a> being ticketed for making other residents feel bad about themselves. \u201cYes, let\u2019s make laws to keep people from feeling bad about themselves. I know the only reason to run is to make other people feel fat, lazy, and wimpy. Not for making anyone feel good about themselves, to give them the sanity and clarity to be a good spouse, parent, and member of society, or to not be a fat, lazy wimp. Ridiculous! I hope this is some sort of silly joke.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Dave was upset about the control tower being renovated to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/control-tower-to-be-renovated-and-used-as-control-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">control tower<\/a>. \u201cSo not pleased about this!!! I live right next to this, and I\u2019m not sure I would have bought my home had I known they would do this.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Kara believed there was a \u201cBob\u201d and an actual argument over being able to hang a <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/wife-refuses-to-let-husband-hang-university-of-phoenix-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Phoenix<\/a> flag. \u201c\u2026eventually people start to see that an online education is just as good as any traditional walk-in University. I congratulate Bob on getting his degree. This is what is important, and whether he has pride in his school, his sport, or whatever he feels passionate about, his wife should support him and allow the flag to be raised\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Dana felt a <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapleton-pocket-parks-to-set-up-triage-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">triage center<\/a> at Stapleton pocket parks was too much. But, of course, there never were any triage centers. \u201cWHAT??? This quote from the article states the problem. \u2018The problem is that most of the parents are there socializing, checking their email, or reading. So, they really weren\u2019t paying attention to the mischief their kids were getting into.\u2019 This is outrageous that a parent is expecting someone else to take care of what happens to their child because they get hurt because the parents are too busy to pay attention. Sorry but that is just not my problem. No to the rise in the HOA.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Seth believed there was outrage over the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/blm-5280-requests-running-man-at-central-park-station-be-painted-black\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">balloon running man<\/a>&#8220;. \u201cFor Christ\u2019s sake, can\u2019t anything be white anymore- all lives matter and this balloon man happens to be white. Why don\u2019t we paint all the political buildings black- will that satisfy the movement? There is a point when things get ridiculous and I think it was just reached.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Andrea bought into the fact that the <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/king-soopers-acquiesces-eastbridge-store-will-not-have-parking-lot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eastbridge King Soopers<\/a> wouldn\u2019t have a parking lot. \u201cNo parking lot\u2026are you kidding me. I won\u2019t be shopping at a grocery store that I can\u2019t find an easy place to park!!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Davis argued against <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/mca-increases-securitymilitary-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">helicopter sorties<\/a> protecting Stapletonians. \u201cCommunity security is an important issue but I feel this program is not cost effective. It has been demonstrated that the kind of crime that the program targets can best be thwarted using \u201cBoots on the Ground\u201d. A good neighborhood watch program would be far more effective as well as far less expensive. Let\u2019s be prudent in the use of our MCA funds.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Stephanie was disappointed in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapleton-homebuyers-to-go-through-extreme-vetting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">screening process<\/a> to live in Stapleton. \u201cIs this for real? I can\u2019t believe something like this is even being considered. If those are the qualifications than I wouldn\u2019t have been allowed to buy here. I drive a jeep and am single. So if I don\u2019t have kids I\u2019m not welcome? This is very upsetting and makes me now embarrassed to live here.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Andrew saw a potential law suit with a <a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/posts\/stapleton-hoa-takes-drastic-steps-to-prohibit-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stapleton HOA banning children<\/a>. \u201cThis won\u2019t last. I don\u2019t foresee a court in the country that would side with the HOA. Start the timer on the suit being filed.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThese are just a handful of the many fake news stories which have caused confusion and stress in the Stapleton community. So, if you read a story which seems a little outlandish about our community, make sure to check the source. Or simply check The Stapletonion. If we\u2019re not reporting it, it\u2019s probably made up.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-issue-139","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6728\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}