Category: Fake News

Falsehood and information that mimics truth have been floating around in different forms since the dawn of the dissemination of ideas. Rumors control the way society functions, dictating cultures and counterculture formation at the time of the ideas infancy. When analyzing what exactly fake news means and how the term might evolve with changes in…

The shocking headlines of the past few years entitled Donald Trump ends school shootings by banning schools. and Pope Francis shocks the world, endorses Donald Trump for president. both have one thing in common, they werent true. These news headlines along with many others went viral and were viewed by thousands around the world. The…

We’ve used the word ‘fake news’ so many times that it’s lost its significance in the real world. It is the deliberate misrepresentation of fact and the distortion of propaganda masquerading as true news. It may manifest itself in various forms, such as hoaxes, slander, and misinformation being disseminated as accurate information for technical, political,…

According to McNair (2017, p. 38), fake news is intentional disinformation (invention or falsification of known facts) for political and/or commercial purposes, presented as real news. The fake news phenomenon is an important issue to address as it has sparked social, cultural, and political issues within the twenty-first century (McNair 2017). For example, political concerns…

There is no doubt that elections and democracy play a major role in the lives of Canadians. However, it is apparent that the issue of fake news is a rising epidemic that has threatened to harm and disrupt democracy by spreading disinformation, with the goal to alter the democratic process and affect election outcomes. Fake…

The term rhetoric means to be very persuasive whilst speaking or writing, it has been around since the dawn of philosophy. We have seen the fluidity of talking in many ways in which the same information whereas adding our own minuscule personal twist to that information. In doing this, we have a tendency to act…

Fake news is not a new concept anymore, in fact, it has been around from time to time that news began to be widely circulated by print. Recently, it has gained superiority in modern media. The next presidential election will be held on November 2020 which means the political heat has intensified even more than…

In 2018, the French government enacted a law that allows judges to order the removal of fake news from social media platforms. The law, conceived by President Emmanuel Macron, was rejected twice by the Senate before being passed by the parliament on Tuesday. It is considered Western Europes first attempt to officially ban false material.…

Introduction Fake news is a much larger conversation than just assuming is just a few false stories. Some stories created as fake news even have a little bit of the truth in them but lack any contextualizing details. These stories may not even include any verifiable facts or trusted sources. Some of these stories may…

Abstract The essay discusses the pervasiveness of fake news on Facebook as well as the role of the Mocha Uson Blog. The author discussed how Facebook fake news is viewed in both the international and Philippine setting and the perceptions of netizens therewith. The essay also showed the biography and career of Mocha Uson, and…