User:Monethi masilo/sandbox

How to stop fake news....monethimasilo

firstly what is fake news?

Is refers to false information or propaganda published under the guise of being authentic news

Fake news websites and channels push their fake news content in an attempt to mislead consumers of the content and spread misinformation via social network and word of mouth

One of the more colorful definitions of fake news comes from Political Fact: "Fake news is made-up stuff, masterfully manipulated to look like credible journalistic reports that are easily spread online to large audiences willing to believe the fictions and spread the word

In recent years, the internet has provided a low-cost distribution channel for fake news. Posting fake news in discussion forums, website comment fields, blogs and social media websites requires little, if any, technical know-how. Social media websites in particular have proved to be an easy venue for distributing fake news. Bogus stories can be tweeted or posted from a mobile smartphone and quickly distributed to a large audience through retweets and sharing