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Email 1: To: All Departments From: Madelyn Oliverson Subject: Important Warning on Fake News Hello All, I received a message from your supervisor about the recent incidents concerning false rumors that Donxirybothalin combats flu symptoms, which has affected many of you within this company. I was asked to send out an email to all of you to encourage you to not always believe everything you see online or hear from others. In an article titled “The Social Media Propaganda Problem: Is Worse Than You Think” the author talks about all different types of fake news, and how to identify when you come across it. A quote from this article that I think best describes the situation at hand is this- “People tend to adopt their beliefs from the testimony of others.” This is something that you will come across frequently, because most individuals get their beliefs from someone else, at some other point in time throughout their lives. Another article titled “YouTube's Fake News Problem Isn't Going Away” talks about the dangers of platforms such as Youtube, that “can come to have huge influence in our lives, and the entertainment we consume can begin to reflect deeper, less conscious needs that often go unacknowledged in our media." Both of these articles testify to the dangers of fake news, and how important it is to make sure you do not fall into the traps of false information and news. I urge all of you to do your research and let this email be a good warning to help you navigate through such issues in the future. Thank you for your time, Madelyn Oliverson Email 2: To: The Press From: The Company Subject: General Press Release- Position on Employee Media Consumption To Whom It May Concern, Our company trusts its employees to make their own decisions with what they choose to watch, read or listen to. That being said, when an entire office is wiped out due to false information about a drug that supposedly cures flu symptoms, but ends up doing the opposite, you can understand our desire to send out a warning to our employees. It was an email that included helpful tips on avoiding fake news, and also included two credible articles on fake news, in order

to exemplify using information from reputable sources. One of the articles used in that email was titled “The Social Media Propaganda Problem: Is Worse Than You Think” and gave useful information on how to identify fake news, including this quote explaining that- “Human learning and knowledge are deeply social. People tend to adopt their beliefs from the testimony of others.” Data charts were also pulled from an article titled “Experiences with Fake News among US Adults” to give more insight into how many individuals are affected by fake news, and the article testifies that it can “happen at any age,” and happens regardless of where that information comes from, “whether from the internet, or from the television.” It is vital to understand that this information given does not place any rules or restrictions on what employees within our company can look at, listen to, or read. It was simply a warning to help them be more aware of fake news, and the dangers that can come from not doing proper research. Thank you for your time, The Company Works Cited Experiences with Fake News among US Adults, 2018 [Chart]. (2019). Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale. https://link-gale-com.byui.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/EBLCCA242551528/OVIC? u=byuidaho&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=0f60c2eb Shephard, A. (2023). YouTube's Fake News Problem Isn't Going Away. In Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection . Gale. (Reprinted from YouTube's Fake News Problem Isn't Going Away, The New Republic , 2018, February 23) https://link-gale-com.byui.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/GKFGVF752713647/OVIC? u=byuidaho&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=70c49971 O'connor, C., & Weatherall, J. O. (2019). The Social Media Propaganda Problem: Is Worse Than You Think. Issues in Science and Technology , 36 (1), 30+. https://link-gale-com.byui.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/A604716157/OVIC?u=byuidaho&sid=bookmark- OVIC&xid=5175dd84

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