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Weaver: Special Edition dedicated to ASPAM
Consequences
Of Fake News
Written by a Student of ASPAM
Lots of things you read online especially in your social media feeds may appear to
be true, often is not. Fake news is news, stories or hoaxes created to deliberately
misinform or deceive readers. Usually, these stories are created to either influence
people’s views, push a political agenda or cause confusion and can often be a
profitable business for online publishers.
There have always been newspaper For a society in which people are
gaffes, and journalists have never connected mainly through the media,
been error-free. But fake news is this process is threatened when lies
something else -- and much more spread through the media.
dangerous: it is fictitious messages, Traditionally we got our news from
which exploit the functional logic of trusted sources, journalists and media
social networks. Users can get upset outlets that are required to follow
at any time. Certain hot topics can be strict codes of practice. However, the
effortlessly instrumentalized: the fear internet has enabled a whole new way
of alienation, the abuse of power.In to publish, share and consume
today’s world fake news is one of the information and news with very little
biggest concerns. regulation or editorial standards.
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