Glossary term

Pink slime site

Definition

A site styled as local news but centrally produced to political order — it borrows the credibility of local journalism without the accountability.

See also

Information laundering
Moving a fabricated claim through progressively more credible outlets until it can be cited without reference to its origin.
Doppelganger domain
A web address that closely imitates a real outlet’s domain in order to pass off fabricated content as genuine journalism.

Published September 22, 2026

September 22, 2026Published282b7738

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