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"Post-truth"was chosen by Oxford Dictionaries as the Word of the Year 2016. Indeed, digital misinfor...
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"Post-truth"was chosen by Oxford Dictionaries as the Word of the Year 2016. Indeed, digital misinformation is on the rise and it is hard for people to distinguish. 1.
Before the dawn of the Internet, Canadians regularly turned to trusting their preferred news¬papers or radio stations for the latest news. 2. It’s now coming at you from so many different sources that you need to take responsibility for what you’re seeing.
Experts recommend relying on a range of sources instead of just one, but looking into them first. 3. For example, the people connected, where they’re based, and their intention. A lack of information is certainly a warning.
Next, learning to recognize misinfonnation is important. False news spreads mostly through social media. So if you’re looking at news on Facebook, you have to handle it in a wiser way.4. Is it from a well-informed relative or a friend who regularly expresses extreme views? And whatever you do, only by clicking through can you see whether the information is accurate.
5. It has no limits in achieving that goal, so it plays on feelings and uses improper lan¬guage. Therefore, if you feel excited to share something immediately, that’s the time you should stop and ask, "Is it accurate?"If we all take that extra little pause, we’ll be able to stop this false thing from spreading.
A. Sources that are reliable tell you about themselves.
B. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to tell facts from fiction.
C. Consider who’s sharing it if it’s not posted directly from the source.
D. Today 42% of them use social media at least once a day to get their news.
E. Someone sets up "Hot Global News" , hoping the ad dollars would pour in.
F. False news is designed to seek attention in order to sell ads or make an idea public.
G. Evaluating sources and getting reliable news is important in the age of misinformation.
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