Step 6 - Fake News
Another negative aspect of social media is how rumours and mistruths can be spread quickly and misleadingly. People see posts and tweets and instantly share them if they relate to a topic they care about it. People often also engage in conversations across social media networks expressing opinions relating to things they do not know to be definitely true.
If you see something on a social media network that you would like to comment on or share, what are the questions you might need to consider before you post anything relating specifically to whether it might be Is a type of journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media.fake news or not?
Select below all the questions you have to consider before commenting or sharing a post on Social Media:
Is a type of journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media.Fake news is very serious because rumours and falsehoods can exacerbate situations and cause distress, heartache and even international incidents. Be vigilant before you post or share anything just in case you accidentally contribute to a problematic situation.
To demonstrate how hard it is to evaluate whether a story is real or not, take a look at some of these stories that were all genuinely published. Try to guess which ones were fake news and which ones were real.
Top tip: Many of these were published on April Fools' Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day) is an annual celebration in some European and Western countries commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes.April Fool's Day...
