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    do we continue to fall vulnerable to these headlines? I will try to break down the “fake news” controversy, which plays on the minds of countless citizens in our country. The meaning of fake news appears intuitive; news accounts that are false. However, it has evolved over the years. For example, in the political realm, “fake news” is a tactic used to discredit opponents; if it flies against your agenda, it is fake news. While no one political party is immune from trying to play the game, real life

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    Causes Of Fake News

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    Fake News has been creating confusion amongst Americans for years now, but it has become a much larger problem in modern day society compared to when people had to actually sit down and read a newspaper to find out about current events. Fake News has evolved over the years mostly due to the increase and accessibility of the Internet and having the ability to spread information whenever you want. Many Americans use social media and other internet sources over watching the news on television or reading

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    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

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    Satire On Fake News

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    that satire is getting confused with real news, fake news is getting confused with real news, and real news gets mistaken for satire or fake news because people can no longer what is real, fake or satire. However, in satire, there is a seam of truth sewn into the sarcasm and exaggeration about real-world problems which cause the overlap in real news. Unfortunately, this overlap also leads to people not being able to distinguish between what is real, fake, or satire. For example, the article goes into

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    Fake News Bias

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    Fake News Media outlets, specifically referring to televised news station, should avoid having a bias in order to stay neutral and deliver factual news to their audience. Due to the large amount of research done, we are presented with more than enough information regarding specific news outlets, such as CNN or Fox News, and the amount of bias that is presented in their broadcasts. One of the largest issues caused by bias in the media is fake news and or the spread of false stories in events such

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    Fake News is Bad Journalists and their sponsors should be held responsible for fake news. Not only the journalists, but also the editors that encourage counter knowledge should be publicly shamed and/or fined. The news is meant to enlighten and teach, not cause ignorance and hostility towards our fellow humans. Companies are intentionally confusing and deceiving participants that view media. Advertisers are purchasing and creating fake news in exchange for data about consumers. Social media is the

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    Importance Of Fake News

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    29, 2017 Fake News in Today’s World. 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

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    Spot Fake Cashiers

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    Four Tips to Help a Small Business Owner Spot Fake $10 and $20 Bills If you own a retail business that takes cash, it is important that you train your cashiers to spot fake currency. For many businesses, it is a basic strategy to simply refuse bills over twenty dollars, but you still have to deal with the problem of counterfeit $10 and $20 bills. The following are a few things you and your cashiers should know to spot fake money in you store. Look for the watermark This is an image that can be

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    Why Is Hamlet Fake

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    found to be faking it. In Hamlet by WIlliam Shakespeare, Shakespeare portrays Hamlet as slowly going insane due to his trauma from the loss of his father. Before long, we began to identify Ophelia as going mad in a similar way. But could one of them be fake? Initially, Shakespeare's novel symbolized the death of Hamlet's Father, the refusal of his true love, and a need for vengeance against his fathers' killer as explanations to why Hamlet could be crazy. To elaborate, Hamlet clarifies, “I perchance

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    Essay On Fake News

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    known as “fake” news. In the context of this reflection paper, I define “fake” news as: “a fictitious report relating to current events which is fabricated, and often titled misleadingly with the deliberate purpose of

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