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Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?

Most facts were cited from pretty reliable sources from magazines and news papers like the Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, and CNN.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?

All of the links used for citations worked properly and directed me towards articles that were closely related to the topic. There was no close paraphrasing or plagiarism and all of the information was accurately and fairly transferred over to the wikipedia article.

Something I would like to add to our Fake News article would be a section on how fake news can be a threat to society. Giving out improper information can cause people to think the wrong way about something, because of something false they read. There are many was to get reliable information.

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Review:

The information you found is very good. Spelling and grammar is also very good. Just try to be more neutral with the way you write and explain the information, because the way things are worded can make certain points sound biased and persuasive. Overall very good.

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In December 2016, an armed North Carolina man traveled to Washington DC and opened fire at Comet Ping Pong pizzeria, driven by a fake online news story accusing the pizzeria of hosting a pedophile ring run by the Democratic Party leaders. These stories tend to go viral quickly. Social media systems, such as Facebook, play a large role in the broadcasting of fake news. These systems show users content that shows their interests and history, leading to fake and misleading news.

President Donald Trump uses the term "Fake news", in order to discredit news that he dislikes. CNN 60 minute "investigation" shows exactly how fake news can start to trend. There are "bots" used by fake news publishers that make their articles appear more popular than they are. This makes it more likely for people to see and catch the eye of many. "Bots are fake social media accounts that are programmed to automatically ‘like’ or retweet a particular message."

A situation study by The New York Times shows how a tweet by a person with no more than 40 followers went viral and was shared 16,000 times on Twitter. The tweet concluded that protesters were paid to be bused to Trump demonstrations and protest. A twitter user than posted a photograph of two buses outside a building claiming that those were the Anti-Trump protesters. The tweet immediately went viral on both Twitter and Facebook. Fake news can easily spread since technology is so fast and accessible to everyone.