Negative Effects Of Fake News

Everyday, billions of people read websites, magazines, newspapers, or watch television segments so they are informed on what is happening in the world. The news is something that so many people rely on and check constantly. What people aren’t aware of however, is that so much of what they are being told is a lie. False news is a growing and constant issue in today’s society. Fake news spreads rapidly, changing people's views on the world constantly. However, putting an end to this media trend has proved to be a struggle.

When evaluating California Senator Dobb’s proposed Bill 135, one should ask whether it will be effective or will this Bill only fall short with education budget cuts. There are benefits when social strategies are taught to school age children, unfortunately with social medians rapidly change, it will be hard to identify the success and effectiveness in the near future. Perhaps the better strategies are those constantly been developed by social networks and social news media giants, for example, Facebook, Instagram, and NPR. In December 2016 Facebook launch tools for their users to be able to identify and combat fake news, similarly, NPR informs their readers is ways to identify fake news by performing simply self-investigative steps (Ball, 2017). Heppard suggest assessing the story’s credibility; reading pass the headlines, background check on the author, biases being portrayed, and using fact-checkers websites ((Heppard, 2017). By evolving with the constant changing platforms, these social networks and social news media are effectively keeping their users up to date with informative and strategies to identifying fake

Out of the variety of news sources such as TV, radio, or newspapers, one of the popular sources in today’s world is social media. People are getting addicted to and can’t live without social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. They use social media as of where they can post their status but also where they can receive a lot of different news. While social media are spreading any kinds of news such as trend, celebrity or even politics, people easily get the information that is not true called “fake news.” The fake news raises the major problem in social media as the news source. Once people see the news, they tend to believe and share it. Liking can spread out fake news in a second. When people like the news, the activity

Check” by Alyssa Rosenberg describes possible strategies that can be used when an individual is trying to figure out if the information found online is true. Rosenberg and her colleague David Ignatius asked individuals what outlets and writers did they had confidence in and to explain. Most of the people interviewed said that they trusted writers and individuals who passed along stories. Nick Baumann a senior editor at Huffington Post provided questions that people can ask themselves to ensure that the information on social media is credible. The author’s thesis is to help individuals who have trouble on judging what information online is true and to not get tricked

Most everyone has some form of social media. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram people have a way of communicating and getting news from all around the world. Unfortunately, this news is not always correct or trustworthy. Many people are not attuned to reading long articles or papers and just want the short story. Social media readily gives them shortened and condensed stories one after the other. Therefore, “traditional media has to adapt to the audience’s new

Thesis: Dissemination of news through social media allows for rapid distribution and incredible accessibility, but can lead to decreased understanding, stifled discussion, and even the propagation of fake news stories.

Most people around the world consider search engines as their main source for a resolution yet during this phase, maximum amount of people forget that Fake News still exists. The increasing use of social media in our lives has made critical thinking unnecessary to the extent where censorship of Fake News is required.

In today’s society, remaining connected and knowledgeable of current events and the newest trends is vital to staying ahead in business, education, and social standing. This information is supplied to everyone through the internet, newspapers, television, and radio. One can tune into stations such as CNN, NBC, Fox News, Al-Jazeera, and many others (“SQs of Media Outlets”). In order to meet the needs of viewers, readers, and listeners, the ideal media system would contain accurate, quick information, with a purely impartial view on the facts as they are known. However, this modern media system has not maintained an objective view, pushing opinionated and slanted reporting onto the population in order to create profit and gain customers. The exploitation of information media for personal gain has created a toxic and inaccurate present, constant in today’s society.

A recent study conducted at Stanford found out that 82 percent of students cannot tell the difference between fake and real news (Crook). This is a major problem because it can affect people’s careers and even sway election results. Fake news occurs when hoax websites report false news. False news stories are reported every day and are being spread all over the internet. This is a huge dilemma in today’s world because “62 percent of the U.S. adults get their majority of news from social media …” (Crook). This type of news spreads so easily because people share outrageous stories without actually reading the story to realize it is false. Former president

In a survey from Weber Shandwick titled “ Real Plague: Fake News” found that 82 percent of americans are concerned with fake news. In the article “ Fake or Real? How to Self- Check The News And Get The Facts” Wynne Davis claims that fake news is a big problem and people who consume news need to know if what they’re reading is true by reading the about us section, looking at comments, and doing a reverse image search on the photos from the article.

We live in a world where information travels the globe instantly and is reported from a variety of outlets including newspapers, blogs, and even social media. To determine the authors’ motivation behind writing or reporting news, it is necessary to determine the validity of the report. Applying critical thinking techniques to detect media bias and propaganda are necessary to determining whether the information is factual and to becoming an independent thinker. To demonstrate how this can be accomplished, two news articles expressing contrasting views about the same event will be analyzed. This will involve identifying the source of the story, the main claims and supporting evidence of the articles, and

This article explains how informed teenagers with news that go on around the world. Even though we have easy access to news and current events a lot of people don’t use their resources to inform themselves on what happens within their surroundings. The main issue is how relevant and credible online sources tend to be nowadays, with social media it has become harder to tell apart facts from opinions. This has created a system called citizen journalism, which gives the public the chance to play a part of a role in the transmission of news with just using their phone. Meaning a lot of opinion based comments and posts that are being put on social media make it difficult for teenagers to tell apart reality from biased news. Researchers state that

One of the primary challenges of becoming a critical thinker in a contemporary world is the actual speed of change and its complexity (Paul, Elder, Chartrand, Emery, Hall, Ishikawa, Maketa, & Gunther, 2012). Though technology is a great tool which helps in the process, it is also used by other individuals to subjectively filter information making it difficult to trust information that is received. Since we are a money-driven society, one must ask and question motive, making it difficult for humans to think critically because of the subjective opinions or emotions which interferes with the clarity of the process.

Critical thinking is incredibly important in decision making (Elder, 2007). It guides our ability to make informed decisions based off information gathered and viewed critically. When it falls into disuse, mistakes are made. Decisions become subject to bias or misinformation. This is why it is especially important to critically think about political leaders, both when voting for them and when they are already in office. Political leaders, especially in the United States of America, are held to a higher standard of accountability. Since they make decisions on behalf of citizens, it is important for those citizens to make sure that information is expressed accurately, honestly, and comes from reliable sources.

The recent surge in popularity of social media comes with a price: fake news. Fake news is defined as news or media that has been altered or modified. Journalists have begun to analyze why that fake news exists and why it continues exist. Two authors, Eoin O’Carroll and Kevin D. Williamson, both have written articles about fake news. Eoin O’Carroll’s article “How Information Overload Helps Spread Fake News,” discusses how the media has bombarded us with news stories, blurring the distinct lines between real and fake news. Kevin D. Williamson, a journalist for the National Review, writes in his article “‘Fake News, Media and Voters: Shared Reality Must Be Acknowledged” that the news is not fake; it just does not align with one’s personal beliefs. Both authors successfully appeal to their audiences’ emotions and feelings, but O’Carroll is more likely to succeed than Williamson in persuading his audience to try and combat fake news because the writer presents himself as someone the intended readers will more readily identify with and offers evidence that his readers will find more compelling.