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Some believe that the media is the enemy of all people. Millions are exposed to media on a daily basis and because we are so gullible and susceptible, we believe everything we see. This can be very problematic because serious events can be looked over by popular headlines such as, “Kim Kardashian has a secret pregnancy!”. However, not all articles are fake. An article about a recent salmonella outbreak, the further findings on sugar and cancer correlation, and an update on Wendy Williams prove that there are real news in the world. There are ways to determine if what you’re reading is real or fake: current date, cited sources and headline presentation. To start, the article “28 sick in salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, CDC says” written by Susan Scuttl, informs us about a recent outbreak of salmonella in 20 states. Salmonella is a bacterium that affects the intestines which causes fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and other life …show more content…

Articles about reality starts or hollywood have just as big of an effect on it’s readers. For example, “Wendy Williams announces show hiatus due to Graves' disease” written by Chloe Melas could easily be used as clickbait- so I decided to investigate. Basically, the article was about how Wendy Williams’ doctor told her that she needs to take a three week break from her show. She has been battling Graves disease but she’s been showing a lot of symptoms lately. Apparently, Wendy will have a replacement for her television show while she’s away. Now, how do we know all this is true? To begin, I did some research on Wendy Williams’ and she’s publicly spoke about her disease. Not to mention, the article has a date and is even being updated with more recent news regarding Williams’ leave. Next, the article was grammatically correct and there were no signs of bias. Finally, with these factors, I believe that this article is real

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