It's hard but we can resist it

                                                   

       

 
                                       

First step towards resisting fake news; when social media advertise fake news try not to click on it, it's hard but staying away form it is a better option. Reading an article on NBC NEWS showed how google have taken a huge step on banning fake news. 

"We took action against 340 of them for violating our policies, both misrepresentation and other offenses, and nearly 200 publishers were kicked out of our network permanently," Scott Spencer, Google's director of product management, sustainable ads, said in a blog post.Running a fake news website can be incredibly lucrative if display advertisements are placed on the site. One viral story can drive clicks, which in turn allow the phony news site to rack up some serious cash".

Googles talks about how it took action against 340 fake news websites and taking it all down. They did this because one fake news article went viral and had too many clicks which almost crashed google. They also talked about how facebook have joined them, they are both finding a way to end fake news. 

Fake news had a big turn on last year’s election, people believed every post they saw online. For example, some fake news websites talked bad about Obama, so if the person reading the article hates Obama they will believe everything the article said without even finding out the truth. People share false news article online and other people read it, they believe the person who shared it so they think the article is telling the truth.

Resisting all these fake news websites is something everyone needs to do, it's hard but going to the popular news site for example, CNN, FOX, DAILY MAIL, ECONOMIST etc will benefit us. Some of the popular websites are bias but you can choose the best one that fits you. Do not always rely on one news channel switch it up, it will help and it will show the different points of view.