Article on Fake News About Donald Trump
Added on 2020-04-15
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Running head: HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWSHow to spot fake newsName of the UniversityName of the StudentAuthor note
1HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWSIntroductionThe world is moving fast and news stories are now available at one click. However, thetrend of fake news is spreading fast. With technological tools easily available, people garnersupport and money through fake news. Social media platform has become the target of suchgroups.Real news versus fake newsIf someone had to help individual spot fake news, he or she has to be asked whether theyhave gone through the entire article. It is because news headlines are not to be taken as completenews. Secondly, one has to be asked what stories has the site previously published and whetherthose were fact checked from credible sources. How to spot if it is real or fake The independent news site National Report published news on US President DonaldTrump registering world record in golf while spending time with the Japanese head of stateShinzo Abe. The article claimed that Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe bonded at a golf club in theUS and tried out their golfing skills. The headline read “Trump Reports World Record 39 UnderPar, 12 Holes-in-One, During Golf Outing with Japanese Prime Minister”(Nationalreport.net).Reading the article further reveals the level of its fakeness. Further, it has no byline, there is nocredible source mentioned and the date mentioned is ambiguous as well (Kiely, Eugene, andLori). To compare authentic news story with the above-mentioned one, a report from The WallStreet Journal could be used as an instance. The news story reported that during his visit to Asia,
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