Pope
Francis Weighs in on the Evils of Fake News
In an official Vatican
document, The Truth Will Set You Free - Fake News and
Journalism for Peace, Pope Francis decries the evils of Fake
news likening it to the first recorded Biblical deception by the snake in the
Garden of Eden. In this document the Vatican asserts that the work by
journalists is not just a job, but “a
mission”. The Pope stated that false news reports can influence
important economic, political and social agendas and that journalists and the
public must be wary of the serious consequences of spreading and accepting fake
news.The urged the public to be vigilant, saying, "we need to unmask what could be called the 'snake tactics'
used by those who disguise themselves in order to strike at any time and place." In this document he urges the public to
become more aware and educate themselves on sources of fake news and how to
discern what is real and what is false in the news arena.[1 Picture, 2 Links, 2
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