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Lesson: Introducing Literature Circle Roles to Students Fundamentals ExplainedAhead of the 2016 election, fake news stories about the race frequently out-performed genuine ones. In the election's wake, there has been a debate over whether phony stories, such as the "Dc Gazette" heading above, could have influenced votes at a time when 62 percent of U.S. adults get their news from social networks sites, according to the Bench Proving Ground. Have you been deceived by any of them? 70news. wordpress.com 70news. wordpress.com The day after the election, the most popular Google search result about the popular vote came from 70news. wordpress.com. The website said Trump had won the popular vote by 700,000 votes. He had not. The outright mistake spurred Merrimack College communications professor Melissa Zimdars to compile a list of fake news sites.   Abcnews. com.co abcnews. com.co The logo for this site is strikingly similar to that of the genuine ABC News. The website published a story before the election with the (incorrect) heading: "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Oppose Trump's Rally.'" Also Found Here . com Infowars. com The website is linked to Alex Jones, a radio host and conspiracy theorist who has declared the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.  The Best Strategy To Use For After Effects CC Essential Training (2015) Tutorial: Explorecom Yournewswire. com Before the election, Yournewswire. com published a story stating First Woman Michelle Obama had unfollowed Clinton on Twitter. A fast check of Twitter proved the story incorrect. Rilenews. com Rilenews. com Rilenews. com appears like a genuine news site, but the website's "Frequently Asked Question" area checks out: "Are your stories real? Yes. com Worldnewsreport. com "WNDR will not be accountable for any inaccurate or incorrect details," states a disclaimer on Worldnewsreport. com, but the site's tagline is: "News you can trust!" Empirenews. net Empirenews. web A disclaimer on the website reads: "Our website and social networks content uses just imaginary names, other than in cases of public figures and celeb parody or satirization." Politicops. com The site called Newslo, situated at Politicops. com, says it is the "very first hybrid news/satire platform on the web." That has become confusing for some readers. Huzlers. com Huzlers. com Huzlers. com confesses the news is satire. But stories from the website that appear on social networks may trick casual readers. |
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