TYPES OF FAKE NEWS

"Fake news" is everywhere and everyone hates it, but no one can seem to agree on what it actually means.

TYPES OF FAKE NEWS
Satire
A piece of content obviously intended to amuse readers that can be misinterpreted as fact.

In the spectrum of fake news, this is the least harmful, Jenkins said. An amusing example would be the "Gorilla Channel."

Wow, this extract from Wolff’s book is a shocking insight into Trump’s mind: pic.twitter.com/1ZecclggSa

Misleading content
This is the misuse of information to frame an issue completely differently, which "may have some truth, but makes a false claim or context," Jenkins said.

Shortly after the election, a misquotation led to this sensational headline: "Ireland is now officially accepting Trump refugees from the U.S." The quote was attributed to an interview with Mary Heanue, a former official of Inishturk, an island off the west coast of Ireland, in The Irish Central.

The problems? Heanue disputes the context of the quote, saying the conversation wasn’t political. Plus, Inishturk can’t unilaterally accept refugees on behalf of Ireland. Not to mention that Never Trumpers don’t qualify as refugees. And Ireland isn’t accepting them anyway, unless they’re tourists.

False connection
Content that connects two unrelated things, where a "photo, caption, or headline promoting a story doesn’t actually match up with the content," Jenkins said, differentiating it from clickbait.

"Consider the promotional images you might see on social media or at the bottom of news sites with the headline like ‘Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Dead,’ with a photo of a celebrity that’s alive," Jenkins said. "Of course, then you click through and find that person wasn’t mentioned in the story after all."

Imposter
Fake content that purports to come from a real news site.

"We’ve definitely seen stories from websites, such as ABCNews.com.co, ABCNews.co, or CNNNews dot ‘some country code.’ It was made to look like CNN, but some down market look of CNN," Jenkins said.

Manipulated content
Content that presents real information, even imagery and video, but is manipulated in some way to tell a different story.

Snopes took a look back on 2017’s "fauxtography," calling out misleading images that followed the year’s biggest stories, ranging from crowd sizes to neo-Nazis and Antifa at Charlottesville, Virginia. Project Veritas also typifies this kind of content with its selectively edited "sting operations."

Full fabrication
Everything in this type of story is fake and designed with intent to do harm.

Late last year, a Gateway Pundit story featured unverified claims that women were paid by The Washington Post to make false accusations of sexual assault against then-Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Whatever the president says
A tool wielded by politicians to denounce stories POTUS doesn’t like.

A Gallup/Knight Foundation study found steep partisan divides between Democrats and Republicans on a fake news definition. Republicans generally label stories unfavorable to the president with the epithet, even if it’s factually accurate. Democrats generally hew to the more general term: intentionally misleading or false content.

John McCain slammed Trump’s attacks on the press in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

"The phrase ‘fake news’ — granted legitimacy by an American president — is being used by autocrats to silence reporters, undermine political opponents, stave off media scrutiny, and mislead citizens."

is there any punishment when you reported a fake news?

How can we say that the info is fake?

Facebook is a reliable source of information?

What is the most harmful fake news?

How can we prevent ourselves in fake news?

Spiky wrote:Facebook is a reliable source of information?

not at all the time

Spiky wrote:How can we prevent ourselves in fake news?

think carefully and dont easily believe what you hear from the others .

Spiky wrote:How can we say that the info is fake?

Find out about the source. Look at the website where the story comes from to see if the story is well-presented, if the images are clear, and if the text is written well and without any spelling errors or exaggerated language. If you’re not sure, try clicking on the “about us” section, and check that there’s a clear outline explaining the work of the organisation and its history.

2) Look at the author. To check if they are real, reliable and “trustworthy”, look for other pieces they have written and what outlets they have written for. If they haven’t written anything else, or if they write for websites that look unreliable, think twice about believing what they say.

3) Check that the article contains references and links to other news stories, articles and authors. Click on the links and check if they seem reliable and trustworthy.

4) Do a Google Reverse Image Search. This is an excellent tool, which allows you to search Google by images, rather than words. It’s simple; all you have to do is upload a picture onto the Google Reverse Image Search site and you will see all the other web pages that have similar images. This then tells you the other sites where the images have been used – and if they’ve been used out of context.

5) See if the story you are reading about is being shared on any other mainstream news outlets, such as BBC News or Sky News. If it is, then you can feel more sure that the story is not fake, because these organisations take special care to check their sources and very rarely publish a story without having a second source to back it up.

It’s really important to avoid sharing stories that you are unsure about. If you are in any doubt about whether it is real or fake, discuss it with a friend or a family member to find out what they think about the story.


reference: theconversation.com/how-to-spot-fake-news-an-experts-guide-for-young-people-88887

how to become a critical news consumer?

Why do people create fake news?

Why care about fake news?

Jennielym wrote:Why do people create fake news?

There are a number of reasons. Perhaps a person or group wants to push a certain moral or political agenda, or a dishonest company wants to sell you something. It could even be as simple as greed: fake news websites count on their outrageous stories being shared widely, causing more traffic to their site, driving up revenue from their advertisers. Another reason is simply for humor, or as a commentary on society and politics; these satire sites are not meant to be malicious, but their content has occasionally been unintentionally spread as truth.

Spiky wrote:Facebook is a reliable source of information?

A study claims that Facebook can be used as a reliable source to provide real-time data for census

sirjosh wrote:is there any punishment when you reported a fake news?

Among the new elements in the Anti-Fake News Bill includes the allocation of extra territorial applications, which means the Government is legally allowed to exercise authority beyond Malaysian borders.

The bill will also have an interim measure to restrict the dissemination of fake news while probe and prosecution of a case is underway.

It said Government will appoint the Courts as a neutral party to decide the authenticity of the disseminated news by due process of law.

The Courts will also have to power to order the removal of any publication that publishes fake news.

On whether that the Anti-Fake News Bill will restrict freedom of speech, it said the Government views the allegation as a political motivated move.

Jennielym wrote:Why do people create fake news?

there is a lot of reason why people make fake news , maybe there are bored or they want to be famous or else they want to destroy other people

directly proportional ba yung fake news sa fake people?

sammy wrote:directly proportional ba yung fake news sa fake people?

Nice question , fake news created by fake people who wants to destroy other people for there own sake so fake news is directly proportional to fake people they are both FAKE

Myleinne wrote:

Spiky wrote:Facebook is a reliable source of information?

A study claims that Facebook can be used as a reliable source to provide real-time data for census

reliable sya pero not at all times e, i think

Jennielym wrote:Why do people create fake news?

It depends if they are aware about what news they are saying.
Kasi minsan may pinagtatakpan sila hahahaha

sammy wrote:

Jennielym wrote:Why do people create fake news?

It depends if they are aware about what news they are saying.
Kasi minsan  may pinagtatakpan sila hahahaha

tama tama tawag dun news Bias

Myleinne wrote:Why care about fake news?

because they want to involved and be updated

Spiky wrote:What is the most harmful fake news?

may zombies na hahahaha

Admin wrote:

Myleinne wrote:Why care about fake news?

because they want to involved and be updated

Ano bang epekto kapag hindi tunay yung balita? Syempre, maraming pwedeng maapektuhan haha

sammy wrote:

Admin wrote:

Myleinne wrote:Why care about fake news?

because they want to involved and be updated

Ano bang epekto kapag hindi tunay yung balita? Syempre, maraming pwedeng maapektuhan haha

Depende din sa news na nakalap mo or nalaman mo