You go online, you'll find something fake. Spam, trolling, whatever you call it- places like Facebook and Tumblr are rich with this, and it's become increasingly harder to decide what's wrong vs. what's right. Some intend to mispread news, for multiple motives- to get attention, to get people to agree with them, and so on. There are others yet who are misinformed, and pass on that wrong info. With that in mind, what's even the definition of fake? There's a half a dozen definitions for fake- "a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham." Something that is a "forgery, counterfeit". While 'most everyone as a kid was taught that it's wrong to lie, journalists and bloggers alike to it on a regular basis. Social media is a place for anyone to express their thoughts, and what people call wrong or right has managed to divide entire populations. There isn't one set definition, and it's far more about a person's view:
"What it means to one person might be different than another," says Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert. But whatever you view as wrong or right, if something is actually fake- not credible, not cited, without proof or honesty- is no good to eat up. What's the point of learning, if you're learning something that isn't even true? If you're going through the trouble of reading news online, be sure it's true! Just as journalists should make sure to write the truth, readers should make sure to keep in mind whether the content is fake. For example...
Am I lying to you right now?
Quote from: http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515760101/when-a-politician-says-fake-news-and-a-newspaper-threatens-to-sue-back
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