February 24th, 2017 Danny Gold posts his new trending "fake news" on Libertywritersnews.com. Knowing well what his audience wants to see and read, he names his article
OH HELL NO! Hilary Clinton Just Released A DESPICABLE New Video That Trump HATES- This Is REALLY Bad!!
Why wouldn't anyone want to click on such post and read? It has an eye catching title, and it is written in text informal enough to read. However, the real question is how can one tell when he/she is engaging or for better wording, reading factual news or fake news? Here are some few tips to resisting fake news.
1.) LOOK OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
People often tend to look for news at places where they are comfortable looking for news. In other words they like looking in places where information conveyed confirms their beliefs and bias. however, it is not entirely wrong to look in those places. This leads me on to point two.
2.) COMPARE AND CONTRAST NEWS FROM OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Try to compare news articles written on your place of comfort to places outside your comfort zone. Do the texts look similar according to the information given? Are they saying the same thing? Most importantly where are their acquiring their information. This leads me on to the next point.
3.) ARE THEIR SOURCES CREDIBLE?
One needs to ask themselves where these news reporters are getting their information. Trace their sources and try to determine whether or not their sources are credible.
4.) RESEARCH THE WRITER
One can always do a quick search on who the author of a news article is. Are they a credible source? Do they hold a degree in the field they write? What do others say about the author of the news article? What do others say about the publishers of the news article? Does he/she have many reviews with positive or negative feedback?
5.) LOOK FOR BIAS
According to Allie Duzett, an accuracy media writer you can easily spot bias in wording an phrasing an author uses. Try not to think about your own bias or feelings if you are on a site you would normally go to for news. Think and look outside the box. Some bias words are; Awful, amazing, better, best,bad, beautiful, believe, disgusting, exciting, favorite, frightful, fun, horrible, miserable, Never, Probably, think and smart.
These are some of the things one most put into consideration when trying to determine whether the news being presented to them is fake or not.
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ReplyDeleteI love how you gave tips on how to resist fake news, i learned alot. i agree with you people need to compare and contrast sources before believing in the them. Some fake news websites the writers uses fake names so you can't google them up.
ReplyDeleteI do have an immediate question--as it has to do with the writing here...why is every word capitalized as if you're sharing titles of articles? Imagine writing this to a group of peers--they might not need the direction (I would hope most are more discerning about Internet "news"), so "you" use can be distracting. Maybe "the reader..." will feel more approachable?
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