We all get duped at some point in our lives, that doesn't mean we are totally dumb but we are a bit credulous. People often browse the internet and look at news but they really don't pay attention at where that information is from. Based on the article some insipid people got duped by some “fake news” on Facebook and they blame it on facebook. Really!? That's some third grade stuff there, we need to stop paying the blame game and take responsibility and man up. If they got duped it's their fault not facebook, Facebook is just a social media outlet which had some false information posted on. Yes this people are completely to blame however I do think that the school system here in America does not prepare us well. Like I said, these people got duped by some fake news they got mad, blasé blasé. They need to understand that in life, if you mess up you will have to take full responsibility because well you did it. Now I get it that these fake news sites seem …show more content…
I do believe that social media outlets should have some sort of option or button to report fake news. These fake news articles are getting harder to tell apart. They use the same profile pictures, hell even the same verified check mark. The truth is, when you are just casually scrolling through your feed and see a fake news article you won't stop and question if it's fake, you'll just read it and think it's true. But maybe we do that because we don't know how to distinguish what is real or not but you know why. I also believe people get duped because the article might en talking and of Simone that hate like Donald Trump. I've seen countless articles that are obviously fake but if I was a diehard democrat or just someone who hates trump, I would think that article was real. In reality, Facebook is not to blame here for fake news, or any other social media outlet, who we should blame is
People don’t get the chance to decide which side they believe for themselves; they are being told wrong or biased info 61.8% of the time. Television is also guilty of being biased and spreading misinformation and with that, “Information has grown more unreliable, and ‘fake news’ becomes harder to detect. One in five people said they never double-checked information from television news, which can be heavily biased” (Aliza Vigderman). Aliza explains how this is contributing towards the growth of unreliable information. This evidence helps us understand how misinformation is spread and can incorporate bias when spreading information.
The article “The Attack on Truth” by Mclntyre Lee is about willful ignorance and the fact people are very stubborn. Willful ignorance is when they keep them self from the facts and the truth that is right. The one very likely candidate is the Internet. It has gotten to the point where very little people know simple things like when the dinosaurs lived. It is all because of the internet and the fact that the kids these days don't go around and fact check because they have “better things to do.” This article is about kids And adults not learning to tell the fake news between the real news.
Being trusted by millions of people is more than an honor or privilege, but rather it is a power of immense impact. It is a force that shapes the nation, for better or worse. As much good a journalism can create, it also used to deceive the masses and incite unrest. Recently, an article circle Facebook sites. The title was FBI Agent Found Dead in a Murder Suicide. It was published in an apparently-legitimate website. Truth is, it was a fake article published in a website meant to confuse readers. Many similar websites and articles had been created by the author Jestin Coler. At first, his motivations were heroic, trying to highlight the “failed” American government. During the 2016 elections, fake news about the candidates went rampant. Coler had 20 to 25 writers working for him publishing article after article of slander and propaganda for either party. Some of the articles published reached 1.5 million views in just ten days. Coler makes anywhere from $10 thousand to $30 thousand every month from ad revenue of people who visit his fake news sites. Despite his initial good intentions, Coler willingly deceived readers into believing outlandish claims simply because it was published in a “news
Fake news is a big problem and most people don’t know how to identify if a source of information is true or fake. First, by reading the about us section on a website or wherever you are getting the information can help you know if it's a reliable source or author. Wynne Davis says that “ Most sites will have a lot of information about the news outlet” (9). He also claims that “ If it seems melodramatic and seems overblown, you should be skeptical… you should be able to find out more information… in places other than the cite” (9) Knowing about where the information is coming from is a great way to have reliable information because you know how credible the author is and the website also where they are getting their information, and how educated they are on the topic. Secondly, looking at the comments section really helps to know how reliable a source is the author says that “ Headlines often will be written in exaggerated language… and attached to stories that are completely different
This directly connects to our real-world experiences. With the rise of social media and AI Generation. It is hard to know the authenticity of the news we are given. Fake news and propaganda can easily be created and uploaded to social media to manipulate the audience. It can create a false sense of comfort and understanding.
"Accountability separates the wishers in life from the action-takers that care enough about their future to account for their daily actions." says John Lemme. An author of multiple books, Lemme says people that care and think about their future and the actions they take daily are responsible for their actions. People should be held responsible for their actions because a majority of people who partake in risky and dangerous situations know the dangers that come with it, people who say that someone is family should protect and serve them like family and care for them in time of need as much as possible, and finally parenting has to do with a lot of why people grow up and become the way they are good or bad it still makes them responsible. First,
Shortly after December 14th, 2012 the Sandy Hook massacre took to social media claiming that the grieving parents were fraud, and that their children hadn’t existed, and the massacre never occured, for that the tragedy was all staged. Jones of Infowars has continued to question the veracity of the massacre, and has encouraged his millions of viewers to dispute the facts of the tragic elementary school shooting. Which led to the parents of the students involved in the tragic event started receiving death threats. Therefore social media lovers that believe it helps in the act of releasing news quickly and easily can not always believe what is posted, and according to the Pew Research Center most people are more vulnerable to accepting and acting on
With the rise of the internet, we've all seen it: Misleading news article or click bate posts on social media. Unfortunately, such things have struck again, this time on a dangerous and ridiculous scale.
Additionally, the media goes to extremes to get viewers, and viewers take sides without knowing the full story, but some people make up articles which experts call “fake news.” Fake news has been reported by many big corporations like CNN or FOX news. CNN did a section about “fake news” and how people edit or invent stories, mostly about sports to get viewers to read them, which in turn gives the makers of the article money. CNN had an interview with some of the owners of fake news websites and to our surprise, some of these website owners did not know or care that the articles they were posting were fake, and
“A man came into a pizza place with an assault rifle firing one or more shots because of a fake news article.” It the same article Callum Borchers states “Fake news is bad because lying is bad. But fake news is a problem because people believe it - or want to. From the article Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks. “James McDaniel made a fake news article to see if people would believe it, and a week and a half later it reached one million views. Fake news is bad because some people will believe and act upon the fake news as well as hurting others. People get most of their news from the internet. Unless they do fact checking, they’re gonna believe the fake news
When children are growing up in a world of media, they start learning the fake news before they know how to tell the difference. If students are not taught how to distinguish the fake news from the real news they will never develop proper arguments and accusations. America’s tradition of media basis
Social media is the number one breeding ground for false information, making it practically impossible to stop once circulating.
Facebook is involved in a serious controversy in the United States. And last but not least they are being accused of nothing less than ideologically manipulate the news that serves its users , all this is happening on the campaign trail, so the whole thing takes on an even greater dimension that already itself has.
Jonathan Gold addresses the effects of social media on education in his article "Teaching in the Post-Truth Era." He writes, “Although they aren’t naïve enough to believe that if it’s online, it must be true, they most certainly believe that if it’s true, it must be online, and it’s probably been liked by lots of their friends already.” When students are looking for true sources, they tend to focus more on popular viewpoints that they are comfortable with reading. The New York Times also gives advice on spotting fake news. The authors, Katherine Schulten and Amanda Christy Brown, say that teachers should ask students questions like, “What does the phrase “fake news” mean? When have you or someone you know fallen for or shared fake or inaccurate news of some kind? Why does it matter if we can’t tell real news from fake news?” If we can equip students with the skills needed to spot fake news, we can start to guide them to more honest
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.