When it comes to fake news, the writers from Weekly World News - The World’s Only Reliable News have to come in first place. Their entire site is full of fake stories meant to draw you in, wind you up, and (hopefully) give you a good laugh when you realize none of it is real. When you're browsing the internet, beware of articles that sound "impossible" such as "FBI CAPTURES TIME TRAVELER FROM THE YEAR 2398! - Weekly World News" or "TEENAGE SPACE ALIENS ARE STEALING OUR GLACIERS FOR PARTY ICE! - Weekly World News". Fake news sources like this one will curate the most outrageous stories just to get a reaction. In the second work mentioned the author wrote "But astronomers recently discovered the REAL reason – teenage space aliens stealing Earth’s glaciers for party ice!". Claiming that this new information regarding climate change was found by credible experts makes the author themself seem more reliable and believable. They use photos that look related to the story, they give you false information disguised as facts to gain your trust, and sometimes they may even pull at your emotions, just to benefit their own goal. [1 image, 3 links, 1 quotation, 194 words]
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