For those raised in the information age, life without the internet is no life at all. It is often a
primary focus of a teen’s day (75% of teens are online several times per day) and an important
means by which they communicate with the world and take in new information. While information
can be found in various sources across the internet, an overwhelming majority of teens and pre-
teens tend to gather their information from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Unfortunately, Facebook is not known as a credible source for news. The recent outbreak of “fake
news” has hit social media sites particularly hard, as these types of platforms are set up to
propagate information at record speed regardless of source or content. In addition, teens are
particularly bad at discriminating between real and fake news.

Why Fake News is Dangerous

The danger of fake news lies in its ability to appear like any other news story when taken at face
value. However, the intent behind publishing fake news is to deliberately mislead readers into
believing one set of “facts” over another. Creators of fake news carefully craft attention-grabbing
headlines that appeal to a certain group of people (Republicans, Democrats, teens, Millennials,
etc.) to get the most clicks and ad revenue possible. The majority of information found within
these fake news stories is misleading, if not demonstrably false, which can lead to confusion and
conflict in the general population.

How to Spot Fake News

Fake news can be challenging to spot with only limited knowledge of the internet and social
media. There are several key questions students can ask when presented with any new piece of
information that can help identify what is or isn’t fake news:
The Source: Who is the publisher? Do they publish other information largely recognized as
accurate and unbiased? Is the author properly attributed? Are there credible references?
Is the domain name or website address similar to that from another more well-recognized
website.

The Site’s Appearance: Is the grammar and sentence structure poor? Is there too much
punctuation? Is there a copyright or disclaimer? Does the site appear very basic (minimal
color / design) and poorly organized? Are there too many ads?

The Content: Is it beyond belief? Is it too funny, too sad, too scary, too uplifting? Are
there details in the text that just don’t make sense? Is the tone sensational? Is it just
trying to sell you something or get you to click on something? Is it promising you something
no one else can give you? When was it published and/or updated? Is it an old story that
just looks new?
It is important to remind yourselves that spotting fake news is challanging
Source: https://schoolgossip.com.ng/how-to-spot-fake-news/

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