Fake News

Fake news is information given to misguide people. There is a lot of fake new on media and it’s almost impossible not to come across it considering, “in 2017, the average American spent for more than twelve hours a day with various media”(Donovan 2018), Because of that we are learning how to process the media and new we consume and not believe it all. Some of the ways to avoid being fooled by fake news is check for copyright licensing, verify the source, review the credibility of the source, check the date since it has been published/updated, search up the authors expertise, and rely on your prior knowledge as a self-reflection toward the new you consume.  When doing these things to review the news also keep in mind the protocol, domain name, and path. Another thing is, “We might just to chill once in a while, read a book”(Donovan 2018). So maybe just go read and chill. The protocol will let you know if the site is secure or not. The domain name will let you see what this site is really for (education, money, government etc.). The path will let you see how you got there and if you where lead there by yourself interest or maybe by something that caught your eye. To sum up todays lesson we learned how to properly distinguish Fake news from real and how to credit a source to not be fooled by their common propaganda.