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Introduction
What's Fake News
Fake news is a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media or online social media.
Fake news is written and published usually with the intent to mislead or control information or to shape domestic political attitude.
Fake news often makes use of sensational, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines
to increase readership.
How is Fake News spread
Fake news is spread through social media to reach receptive audiences.
Twitter and Facebook are the most prominent platforms for social media manipulation.The use of ‘bots’ amplify manipulated contents.
Cookies are used to
track
people's visit to websites and thus create personality profiles, and show people fake news content that they are most receptive to.
How to cope with it
Embed media literacy into school curriculum
Read the entire piece before you decide whether or not to share.
Don't stay in your own echo chamber
Use Factcheck tools such as Factcheck.org