Fake News Bias

One of the several political issues America faces today is fake news. Any person can go on the news and will see numerous articles stating how President Trump makes accusations that the news is fake (or at least most of it is). In Macbeth, there are Weird Sisters, and they can be compared to fake

While all sources that provide news are biased, they have a responsibility to be totally accurate with the, hard news and to save their opinion for the editorial page. Should the role of media be to present just the facts, or should these organizations infuse opinions with the news? CNN and all media sometimes cross the line when it comes to “presenting news.” News stations around the world have a way of making people think what they believe is correct with global events presented by CNN, FOX News, MSNBC among others.

People are easily swayed to believe information that is handed out through a plethora of sources like social media, friends, or family. False news is information that is not true, but can fool others in believing the validity of the news. Throughout life people learn to distinguish between what is true and false in their everyday lives. As someone get older and older it becomes easier to compare the news to the preexisting schema that every person develops over their lifetime. However, biases form that effect that schemas which in turn causes people to believe false news. Children and adults inherently have different ways of decision making because children's brains are not fully developed. Children can do multiple actions to become les prone to accept false news when they are older by developing better metacognitive capabilities, rationality, and skills with dealing with personal biases.

The means of communication has certainly come a long way. With factors including the evolution of media, it is a known fact that false information can easily be broadcasted. Millennials of recent also tend to heavily rely on social media most of the time resulting in the wider spread of untruthfulness. This risk promotes both misunderstandings and possible tussles which is definitely something no one wants to take place. Although it is never truly known whether hoaxes were created on purpose or not, journalists should still remain authentic not only to the general public but also their careers and people should be more cautious in what they hear, see, and believe in.

But what is “fake news”? With roots in yellow journalism and circular reporting, fake news is the deliberate reporting of false information in a light that will make it seem legitimate. As reporter Elle Hunt writes for The Guardian, fake news is “completely made up, manipulated to resemble credible journalism and attract maximum attention and, with it, advertising revenue.” Hunt also goes on to explain that in some form, popular satirical news sites such as The Onion and Clickhole, also resemble fake news in a way. Hunt’s reasoning for this is that, although to many it may be clear that these sites publish news satire, some consumers may “easily [take it] at face value, especially if they touch on current events or politics and if they appear free of context on social media.” Additionally, Hunt adds that sites like The Onion actually are “often taken at face value.” But is this really an

Many people in today's society have trouble separating real news from fake news. Fake news is propaganda that deliberately spreads false information to mislead the public. The purpose of fake news is to catch the audience 's attention. The fake news article "Obama Sinks Family Savings into Developing Presidental Table Top Game" discusses how former President Obama has been spending a great amount of money on his new presidential game. This article included no author and was posted on the popular satirical website The Onion. Overall, this article would attract the audience of many people who follow political leaders. The article does partially achieve its purpose as a piece of fake news because it captures the audience's attention but lacks the factual evidence to support its claim.

As a person who is currently involved in the creation of public information in social media, how the creation and spread of fake news on the internet terrifies me. It is very visible from the results of the 2016 Election for president of the United States that fake news can have a dramatic impact on the political and social lives of many individuals. The 2016 election had imprinted onto me the idea of never putting false information anywhere where a viewing member of the social media public may see it.

The danger of untrustworthy news is that the public can simply become misinformed. On one hand, misinformation might inspire people to foster unhealthy relationships towards each other based on class, gender, race, and sexual preference. On the other hand, however, people might use that same information to make important decisions such as who to vote for during elections, or what bills to pass. In other words, the mainstream media use all sorts of psychological tricks to mesmerize public opinion. Which in turn affects the future of the country’s well-being. This is why political bias in the media is such a hot topic today.

Fake News is all around us. Scrolling through Twitter, Facebook, and even Snapchat, one could find a great deal of misleading information or fabricated stories. It is fairly easy to come across articles with captivating headlines that are tempting to click on, however apps that are a part of the majority’s everyday life are feeding fake news daily to people all over the world. The term “fake news” is widely used by Trump’s administration to create room for their own narrative and discredit ‘dishonest media’ (Sykes 4). Dishonest media could refer to anything that goes against their views. With all of this chatter of fake news, it makes one wonder if the information the American people is getting is factual or not. In order to help combat this issue, websites such as Snopes and Fake News Watch address fake news from the source. These websites do this by checking the author, the date, the websites bias, and any other contributing factors. Recently in the dissemination of news, word of a Russian Hacker claims that he ‘regrets’ his role in helping put President Trump into Office. The Russian hacker claims that he was a part of a global organization to help Donald Trump take the Office by leaking damaging information about the Clintons. While it is true that there was some Russian play in the Presidential Election, it is fake news because it comes from a false news source, the article is used for liberals confirmation bias, and the article states that it has a satirical nature.

The news is an important factor in society. For getting information and knowledge from root to grass level, news has always played an important part in human life. Along with the development of news and its method of passing information from one place to other, social media has been playing a very crucial role because of its development, portability, and easiness. Presently, the development of news and sophisticated social media had given birth to “Fake news” which has a great impact among groups of people to the flourished rule named as a democracy.

Fake news has been around for many years in a form of rumors, scandals, or gossip. But, in recent years, the definition of fake news transformed to media play. Mainstream media outlets deliberately manipulate their readers to achieve a personal goal, and the perception of news sites has gotten a bad review from the public due to massive alternative facts. Typically, sites send out sensational stories for readers to open their advertised page, then it creates revenue through internet traffic. During, the presidential election in 2016, many accused candidate Donald Trump for using fake news strategy to win the election. Social media sites made it easier for fake news to attract many readers over actual facts. Ultimately, the widespread of fake news has a domination on today’s politics because mainstream sites post a deceive and unreliable stories to change people’s mindset. As a result, people started to question whether if reports are true or not.

Many participants can’t tell the difference between real or fake news articles and will conclude that it is real because it was posted on a frequently used website like Facebook or Twitter. Fake news is a cynical and destructive phenomenon that threatens democracy. By misinforming the electorate, it contributes to political extremism and the polarization of the public. Internet companies have a responsibility to crack down on the problem. Historian (Neal Gabler) wrote on billmoyers.com in November 2016. "And because a democracy relies on truth—which is why dystopian writers have always described how future oligarchs need to undermine it—fake news is an assault on democracy as well."Deceptive news compromises our healthy, empathetic, intelligent society. Democracy relies on truth and fake news is casting doubts on all facets of information. This behavior is causing fear and confusion among viewers and has destroyed reputations of innocent people, countless times.

American media consumers turn to news outlets to watch updates about events that affect them directly, such as local news and congressional developments, and to learn more about complex topics related to the world at large. At focal moments in history, for example like presidential elections, the news media play a crucial role in helping people make informed judgments about the people and issues they read about and watch in news clips. Fake news in social media is a growing problem, influenced by propaganda and being a citizen’s main source for news it has not been more pronounced than in recent years. As internet technologies improve and evolve, this type of information has become more abundant and readily available. However, as sources of fake news and other propaganda also become more complicated, American media users are realizing that they must turn a critical eye to the news stories that they read and share through social media.

For example; during the war, it was said that Jews are killing children and drinking their blood. There was also other fake news about Germans which says that they are torturing Belgians. This fake news changes people’s ideas about the specific groups of people dramatically. The fake news also blackens the reputation of the media. People don’t trust them. For example; people don’t support British media after the lies about Iraq. Too many people died because of fake news. The news about the presence of mass destruction weapons in Iraq caused too many citizens to die in Iraq. In other words, political reasons risked the citizens' lives. It is also a danger to the society. While making decisions society can mislead since they cannot get the true information. It creates confusion and polarisation among the people. This happens since people believe in the fake news without questioning. Furthermore; fake news or propaganda is the tool of the extremists, who have no better

To attempt to define the phrase, ‘fake news’ within the limited confines of the present task will not augur well with the overall quest to remain objective. But for purposes of this paper, fake news refers to the news that, to the extent that it can be corroborated, are laced with inconsistencies, inaccuracies, inordinate and generous depictions of realty, misleading and falsified news items. They are false statements of fact.