Fake News. What is it? How can you spot it? Well, to put it simply, it's false information. These fake stories have the tendency to quickly spread all over social media, misinforming many people. That is why encouraging skepticism with such viral claims is important in being able to identify what is true and what isn't.
Buzzfeed reported in the year of 2016, from August to November, "a larger engagement with fake news stories, as compared to engagement with mainstream new stories" (Silverman, 2016). These misleading websites can evoke powerful emotional reactions from readers which can be a red flag. People usually will see a provocative headline that captivates their attention and spreads that information before reading further down. Also some information can be biased, persuading the audience in to believing the author's agenda they're attempting to push forth. http://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2017/03/15/teaching-digital-rhetoric-in-the-age-of-fake-news-media-literacy-and-source-evaluation-in-the-first-year-writing-classroom/
It's essential to consider the source when reading different websites. Look for other information that you can find out, such as details on the author, sponsoring organization, as well the sources cited by and linked from that specific website. A good tool to use is a fact checker site to look up a specific claim made, in order to see what professionals say about that certain topic. https://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/
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