Fake News

By the progressive development of technology, people have a lot of chances to approach with diversifying information sources. Besides, the speed of delivery information is so fast. That is the reason why many organizations take advantages to get the benefit (power or/and money) for themselves. They use som technics as clickbait to attract the reader. Therefore, it is necessary to build up your selective information skill, which is also topic today. How to improve your this skill?

Source: http://jakobdjensen.com/2012/08/02/hcat-wins-comsher-article-of-the-year/

In my opinion, we should base on what we have available as our knowledge and technology. First of all, you should use your awareness about problems and phenomenons to value the author’s opinion and information. Next, you can use some of the apps to support in check the incredible of story. Moreover, you have to ask yourself about the purpose of the essay or article. Finally, each person ought to have a habit that we consult varied sources. It is quite helpful in information processing.

Source: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scary-clowns-kill-23-people-in-canada/

Now I will have a detailed guideline for verifying the story which named “Scary Clown Kill 23 People in Canada “.
Step 1: Opening your computer and open the snoops.com website.
Step 2: Type your headline.
Step 3: Check your information.
With three simple steps, we can know your story right or wrong. It is so convenient. To start analyzing this story, I affirm this story is not valid. According to Snoops website, the real claim is “Weapons-wielding clowns from the U.S. invaded Canada and murdered 23 victims”. On the other hand, the Global Sun is a fake news website. This website does not have any reputations, and it aims to “advantage of the recent uptick in coulrophobia to publish bogus reports about clown-related deaths”. (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scary-clowns-kill-23-people-in-canada/). Although, some people still believe in the story because their awareness about this problem is the lack and they do not have enough methods to distinguish what the “real news”.

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