Blog Post #6
Fake news originated in traditional news media but has now spread to online media. This type of news can found everywhere, like the traditional news, social media, or fake news websites.
Claire Wardle of First Draft News identifies types of fake news:
• Satire or parody
• False connection
• False content
• Imposter content
• Manipulated content
• Misleading content
When I took the quiz from the article of Globe and Mail about fake news, I got 7 right and I got 3 mistakes. For me, I did good even though I missed a few. I've learned many things how to spot fake news. I really have to be more careful when it comes with the news, because I might think that the information they're trying to give us is not even real.
I've learned how to spot a fake news by if it's a Twitter account, it has to be a verified account and if it's a webpage, I have to look if the URL, the main page and "about" page look credible. I have to check for the date and the author. We have to be more careful when reading news.
