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pornographic content or text
towards the end or anywhere
near the headline. You must
identify the same
4- Check Author Details:
This will be another significant
part in detecting fake news
articles. Also remember fake
news stories may not even
have an author, they are
just programmed through
software’s or made up using
algorithms. Reading about
the author will help you
understand if that’s even a
reality. The details like awards
won by the author or the
publication he or she works
with and other details can be
136 verified on Google easily with
authentic websites.
5- Read the contact us
page of this website:
Navigate through the contact
us page on the presumed
fake news site. If the website
does not have a contact us
page then it is established
that it is a fake news site. Also
if there are details given in
contact us section then read
through them. You will not
find the contacts on this page
anywhere else if its a fake
news.
6- Check the website
layout and look for any
professionalism depicted
here:
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With improper language and
texts or layout, it’s seems
sure that the website is fake.
Also news websites have a
certain font and color they
follow, like usually plain fonts
more of Sans serif and only
in black color. For anything
creative you must check
it for fake news more than
original news. Just check what are the other
articles on this website. For a
fake news website everything
is about creating sensation
and scandals. So reading a
few of their posts will help you
understand how original the
website is.
7- Check their website
about us page and look
for other social media
URLs: There are a list of websites
which help in fact checking
and thus preventing the
spread of fake news.
Some of the popular fact
checking websites include
Snopes, Factcheck.org,
the Washington Post Fact
checker and many more such.
Check the viral or trending
topic in these fact checking
websites and see the
legitimacy of the news.
The about us page must
show authentic information
about the website and
its owners. Also, has the
website posted the same
in Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Pinterest and
more of social media.
8- Check the images for
source:
Right click on image and
reverse search on Google
for ori