Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Fake News

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Have you ever spread fake news willingly or unwillingly? How do you know if a piece of news is real, or just made up by someone in order to make the public support their point of view? According to Denise-Marie Ordway in Journalist's Resource as many as 23% of  American adults have shared false news on the internet. In the same article there are links to sources that will help us reveal which news are false and not. So, be aware whenever you post something be it on Facebook, Twitter, Insta or in a blog - make sure you are not one of the people spreading lies. Lies on the internet do not vanish easily, because someone might have used your information before you manage to delete it... Read more about the topic here and use this site to check if the facts are true or not.

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