The Alex Jones: Infowars

“Information Literacy: It’s Become a Priority in an Era of Fake News” written by Shannon Najmabadi’s states how critical it is today to be able recognize the truth as lies have become a widespread as they are featured in many sources. Shannon recognizing this predicament is supported by a report by the Stanford University presenting the nerving truth that students are unable to find credible resources. Shannon therefor defines information literacy as the ability to find, evaluate, and use information as an important technique that needs more focus so people know how to gather honest sources. In support of Shannon she uses the lack of information literacy being taught, the change trying to be made, and her call for action as her hope for others

Alex Jones never fails to entertain us with his bizarre conspiracy theory. Three months after apologizing for bluffing about a child sex ring at a Washington, D.C., pizzeria, the radio show host is now promoting another lousy theory; there’s a child slave colony on Mars under NASA’s observation.

sure on when he was born but that he was born in Texas. People believe he was born

Totalitarian leaders used propaganda to persuade followers to believe that their country would be restored again. Propaganda is when information deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution. This allows people to be pursued by the leaders and gives the leaders the advantages. In document C, poster created by the Nazi government in 1938, encourages Germans to vote for the annexation of Austria. In the poster you can see that their is hands in air showing that Germany is always united. In this poster, you can see that at the top there are some letters, these letter in English means United Germany. At the bottom the word “Ja!” means YES!. This means that the people are proud of their country. In document B, a speech by

Alex Jones, famous for his far-right rhetoric and his conspiracy theories, has been presented with a golden ticket.

In “Barn Burning,” Abner is described as stiff, wolf-like, and without heat because of his coldness and bitterness toward society in which he was part of during the time of the War Between the States. The main character is Abner Snopes who sharecrops to make a living for his family; in his story, Faulkner describes a typical relationship between wealthy people and poor people during that particular time.

Throughout history things have changed in society, especially in the past fifty years. Society has allowed the creators to either cater to the consumers wants or to do as they please. By allowing the creators to have this power, the society that is known today has both people pleasers and people that like to be in control. Newspapers have went from trying to cater to their audience to choosing to provide the information the way that they believe will attract more views. Cell phone creators were able to change how contacting someone over the phone from only a specific place into being able to do so at anytime and anywhere. Newspaper creators of The Onion take a different approach than the makers of cell phones on how they attract their consumers but they have both changed to adhere to the time period.

Three of the inmates are sobbing. The others sit motionless on metal chairs, eyes locked on the small, sad woman in front of them.

Osama bin Laden and Adolf Hitler –both the biggest enemies of their century, both announced dead on May 1st. The unsettling parallel continues beyond a shared anniversary. Behind both men lays a deceptively simple, yet endlessly complicated driving force: a poverty of humiliation. In Searching for the Roots of 9/11, a documentary by American journalist Thomas Friedman, the case is made for a poverty of humiliation in the Middle East as being a root cause of 9/11. The utopian reign of the perfect visionary ideology is not unique. Following the First World War, a poverty of humiliation in Germany was a driving force behind the diplomacy of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Worker’s Party (Nazi Party).

Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 is a visual that critiques President George W. Bush’s regime, particularly with regard to the handling of the “war on terror.” Moore stresses the questionable ethical nature of the post-9/11 policies put in place by the Bush administration, particularly as they give a new meaning to the U.S. relationship between censorship and freedom. In this manner, the documentary challenges the Bush’s administration construction of America’s morality as self-serving and ultimately elitist. The film contends that Americans were deceived during the push for war with Afghanistan and Iraq since no weapons of mass destruction existed, and Saddam Hussein was never a threat to the security of the United States (Weber, 2006, p. 115). According to the film, Iraq had no connection to the September 11, 2001 attacks, and that the Iraqi government, under the presidency of Saddam, had fewer people compared to that under Bush. Stated differently, Moore contends that far from being the leading defender of human rights, America has turned into a willing participant in acts of torture of prisoners. The film uses the themes of elitism and vengeance in critiquing the Bush Administration.

Matthew Drudge was born on October 28, 1966 and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA. He is the founder of the news aggregator site called the Drudge Report. Before starting the Drudge Report, he worked many odd jobs such as counterman at 7-Eleven, manager at McDonalds. Initially, the Drudge Report started as entertainment e-mail notes and newsletters, which were part gossip and part opinion. However, gradually the newsletter changed into more political gossip rather than entertainment and shifted the format from e-mail to Web. The site usually carries some stories written by Matt Drudge himself and links to other popular stories. The Drudge Report came into limelight after it reported the running of John

The facts?? Donald Trump does nothing but spread false information. This fake news epidemic begins with him. He even lied in this video, he said that the people protesting against white supremacists and neo-nazis didn't have a permit when in fact they did. It was issued to Walt Heineke. Here's the link, https://www.scribd.com/document/356483336/2017-Public-Demonstration-Unity-and-Love-Free-Speech-August-12-2017Certificate-of-Approval#from_embed. Now you may not believe that is a reputable site because Trump has somehow gotten into your feeble little brain and made you believe that every news site that hints at him being wrong or lying is fake. Furthermore, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson might have owned slaves but they never committed

In a system that claims to be democratic, a question of its legitimacy remains. Does the American public really have the power that the government says that we do? Conspiracies concerning the government have always been the center of many discussions and arguments. Cases like the Kennedy assassination, to even Elvis stories have gained a lot of attention. One conspiracy that has missed the public eye is the existence of the Illuminati. The word Illuminati derives from the Latin word Illumine, which means, “To be enlightened.” (The history of the Illuminati. Myron Fagon Epic Tree Video, 1964). They feel that they are superior and possess a higher level of intellect. Their goal is create a one-world government, which is known as the “New

As the world evolves and changes due to the explosion of technology, so does mankind's ways of intellectual comprehension of informative news. The present day of news has overemphasized the meaning of fake news; which represents any form of false information that is illustrated as factual news. That tends to spread throughout the internet and the media. Misinformed news has taken over the world in so many ways, such as the birth of satirical and sketchy news, the financial motivation to publish actual false news, and difficult to sustain news.

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.