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* “Pope Francis shocks the
Fake news
as a term
has become
extremely
popular in
the current
time.
writing a comment yourself, just
click profiles of a few people
who have already commented to
check if they are spammers or
do they even look like a decent
profile.
13- Before sharing or
believing in any news piece,
give it a thought as in who
would benefits from this
kind of article and what’s
the main reason for such a
post at this time. Also if the
claims in the article post look
twisted and unbelievable,
check the facts again on fact
checking sites
Top 5 fake news stories on
Facebook which got millions of
shares:
* “Obama signs executive order
banning the pledge of allegiance
in schools nationwide”; abcnews.
com.co: Check it’s not abcnews.
com but a (dot) CO is at the end
too, it got 2.1 million shares on
Facebook.
world, endorses Donald Trump
for President”: It got 97k shares
on Facebook and changed the
course of US election in 2016.
* “Trump offering free one way
tickets to Mexico and Africa for
those who wish to leave US”:
This fake news article got 80k
shares on facebook this caused
quite a stir.
* “FBI Agent suspected in
Hilary email leaks found dead
in a murder-suicide”: This news
got 57k shares on Facebook and
made it so believable that even
now people read and believe it.
* “Rage against the machine to
reunite and release Anti Donald
Trump Album”: This fake news
got over 56k shares on facebook.
Whatsapp and Facebook have
become the one stop shop for
fake news proliferation and no
matter how many checks they
put in, some sort of loophole
stays intact. Despite all odds, we
tend to believe in the fake news
more than the original and that
is how the sharing chain begins.
Specially the elders who are
new to mobile devices and the
youngsters who don’t even know
whats right and what’s not; are
the worst affected people from
fake news. So keep these above
points in mind and discuss with
your parents and kids. This is the
only way you can prevent them
from falling prey to fake news in
this digital era.
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