User:AngelineMcGonigle-Mellace/Fake News

== '''The prevalence of fake news has increased with the recent rise of social media, especially the Facebook News Feed, and this misinformation is gradually seeping into the mainstream media. False news is spread often throughout the palms of our hands. "There is worldwide concern over false news and the possibility that it can influence political, economic, and social well-being" (Vosoughi, Roy, & Aral, 2018). Several factors have been implicated in the spread of fake news, such as political polarization, post-truth politics, motivated reasoning, confirmation bias, and social media algorithms.''' ==