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 ARTICLE EVALUATION - "Fake news" 

This article had no opinionated statements, presented the facts, and had multiple sources per paragraph. It also had examples from different time periods, as well as examples from many different countries. Everything revolved around fake news in one way or another, and it stayed on topic.

A reoccurring view is that fake news spread mostly during the 2016 election. While this is most certainly true, it also talks about fake news through history, as to not focus primarily on one event.

Something I noticed are citations from blog posts. It stated: "During the 2016 United States presidential election, the creation and coverage of fake news increased substantially." I checked the citation on this, and it is a blog post from PolitiFact.com. This is a tad concerning, as blog posts are usually opinionated content and not pure fact.

A lot of conversation in the "Talk" section is just about fixing inconsistencies or minor details. For example, a page from the Controversy section was almost entirely copied into the History section, and an editor had to fix that. Also, there is talk about the organization structure of the article, such as where to include infographics. However, I don't see much about false information within the article.

The article is rated "C-class, High importance." It is included in two WikiProjects, which are "Politics" and "Journalism."

As for comparisons to what we talked to in class, it mentioned a lot of the characteristics that we discussed, such as misleading content and manipulated content. At the same time, it also talks about how to identify fake news, which is a lot of what we discussed, as well. This includes checking sources, authors, and asking experts.

Overall, I think this is a pretty reliable article with good information.