This puts the whole thing about Fake news and barring mainstream media into perspective. And it's also extremely worrying. It's a long read but I had real trouble putting my tablet down every time the boss walked by at work.
Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media
Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media
Quote:With links to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, the rightwing US computer scientist is at the heart of a multimillion-dollar propaganda network