Fake News Controversy

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Euangel Franco Christine Berni Essay #2 Composition I READ THIS ESSAY AND YOU’LL EARN $200 February 21, 2017 “WIKILEAKS CONFIRMS HILLARY SOLD WEAPONS TO ISIS...THEN DROPPED ANOTHER BOMBSHELL!!!” That was a headline I came across to while scrolling down on my Facebook feed. I didn’t read the article because I know it was not true, I did however, read the comment section. The comment section was disgusting. It was full of vile, misogynistic attacks against Hillary. I remember rolling my eyes and scrolling down like I didn’t just read what I read. I have become desensitized to these kind of nonsense. I refuse to give my time to sensationalist headlines that I know is full of inaccurate information. However, I know the world is …show more content…

“Fake News” on the other hand is slightly different than a “clickbait”. Before the 2016 election season started, fake news were news articles that are intended to be false, completely fabricated and misleading. Now, fake news has a complete different meaning. It’s now popularized by our current president, Donald Trump. He used the term “fake news” to dismiss coverage that is unsympathetic to him and his administration. He calls anything that doesn't align with his views, “fake news.” Fake news and clickbait articles are one of the many reasons why we are not unified as a nation. One of the reasons why we are living in a divisive state is because there is a huge editorial bias in mass media. We need to take in upon ourselves to be informed without being influenced by “fake …show more content…

We are moving away from neutral news sites in favor of those that only match our own political views. We have become easily persuaded by the first thing we read online, we don’t care to fact check anymore. We easily believe what’s being shown to us, regardless whether the information being presented is true or not. We also have become intolerant of other people’s views. We only care about the pre existing knowledges we have embedded in our heads by people that influenced us when we were younger. We only look at certain news websites that aligns with our views. For instance, if I were a Republican, I would use Fox News as my number one network to get my daily news from. Now if I were a Democrat, I would favor the more liberal news channels like CNN or MSNBC. That is why our country is heavily divided right now. This way of thinking is not right. We need to be more open minded as a society. There is nothing wrong with having a specific stance on issues, just learn how to curate the facts from biased

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