What to Avoid??

Pace University has created two lists on what to do when reading the news and also what to avoid when trying to find a trustworthy article. Some of the things to avoid are...

• Distorted headlines (ones "to generate likes, shares, and profits" (Pace University, 2018).)
• Unreliable websites (do your research!!)
• Social media descriptions or clickbait headlines
• Funny websites trying to post about politics or other serious topics

There are only a few of the many things to avoid when looking for a reliable website. Always do your research and make sure the article your reading is coming from a legit website or platform.

http://libguides.pace.edu/fakenews

Fake News

                               FAKE NEWS 

Fake News has become something that is so common amongst our society today. It is so common for people to get news and information misinterpreted and misconstrued because of one source or another. With our current political situation, it is not uncommon for there to be many different versions of the same story swirling around across social media. However, it is mentioned in an article by the New York Times that "Sure, surveys abound, asking people what they remember reading. But these are only as precise as the respondents' shifty recollections and subject to a malleable definition of "fake". The term fake news itself has evolved into an all-purpose smear used by politicians and the president to deride journalism that they don't like". It just so happens that whenever something is put out in the media and it is ruining someone's appearance they consider it fake news so that people will disregard it and their image will not be tarnished.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/health/fake-news-conservative-liberal.html

“A List of Mocha Uson’s Fake News Posts” by Jacqueline Arias is about a person who published multiple fake posts. However, the girl apologized for such actions and deleted some posts.

The blog post presents the list of her most popular fake news like: “A Dead Body from Brazil” were she explained the reason for a girl’s death was the problem with drugs while she was raped and killed. Another post, “Getting the Constitution wrong” she cites the Constitution in the wrong way; And Finally, “Honduran soldiers” she used the photo of the Honduras soldiers instead of the Filipino ones.

Sites to watch out for that contain fake news

CBS News posted on their website some of the many sites that leak fake news daily. Here a just a few..

• 70news.wordpress.com

CBS News states that "[70news.wordpress.com] said Trump had won the popular vote by 700,000 votes. He had not." 

• abcnews.com.co
• infowars.com
• worldnewsreport.com
• thebostontribune.com
• christiannews.com

These websites are in a category along with several others that is named as fake news. These sites cannot be trusted due to their high rate of false and fake news being posted at least daily. No matter how legit and trustworthy the sites look or sound, make sure to check your websites and sources before trusting the website.