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With the digital media gaining prominence in every
aspect of our daily lives, it is increasingly difficult to
spot fake news. Despite all claims otherwise, we still
know how fake news on Facebook largely contributed
to the Republican wave in the 2016 US Elections.
Despite all the efforts even the Facebook technicians
could not remove it on time and prevent the damage it
did to the Democratic party.
While no algorithm in the
world can differentiate the
fake news from correct news
easily, but we as readers
must follow simple guidelines
to render the fake news
ineffective. Fake news stories
affect us in a very significant
way and no matter what we
do; we tend to fall prey to
fake news sites and stories.
Detecting fake news is not
easy but as an intellectual
from the digital era, it is
important to diss false news
stories with utmost caution
and care. is just within seconds; fake
news is becoming a serious
threat to the authenticity of
a news piece. Every time
something happens a few
selected pictures start getting
shared on social media which
are bogus and hold no water.
But as a layman how to spot
fake news and not get affected
by the viral content, well there
are certain checks you must
do before you believe the fake
news:
Some Ways on How to Spot
Fake News and Fake News
Articles: Every viral news piece you
feel may be a fake news, you
must go ahead and check its
source. The origin point will
help you in understanding if at
all the source is trustworthy.
Do not fall prey to conspiracy
theories and alternative news.
Just check the URL where
the news item is published.
Anything which does not have
an authentic source must
Fake news as a term has
become extremely popular
in the current time. With
social media becoming
the most important
source of information and
communication all around the
world, and also the timeline
1- Check the source as
first and foremost step:
be dissed and registered for
spamming.
2- Check Google for the
headline:
The headline of such viral and
unbelievable news pieces
must be searched in Google
before coming to conclusion.
If any of the authentic News
websites have written about
this and in a manner as
shared by the fake news
we are analyzing; then this
ought to be true. Do not go
for the non popular websites
or random URLs they are the
most contagious fake news
proliferation grounds.
3- Read through the
headline and till the end:
Many times just reading the
entire headline and through it
will help in identifying if that is
a fake news. Most fake news
websites and fake news stories
have a rather spamming or
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