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Fake News Purpose: Sources where Fake News created and disseminated
by Muhammad Yousuf Ali
In the age of social media and different challenges of sharing the information on internet. It is very easy to share the fake new/information to audience. This article provide you a brief introduction what is fake news what are the different purpose of the fake news and source and platform where the Fake News created and disseminated.
Q No. 1 What is Fake News?
Q No. 2 What are the purpose of Fake news?
Q No. 3 Which sources fake news are created?
Q 1. What is a Fake News?
The term does not have a fixed definition, the most suitable definition
“Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news has also been called junk news false news, hoax news alternative facts and pseudo-news.”
Q No. 2 What are the purpose of Fake news ?
There are following purpose or motive of…
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Fake News : Types of Fake News and How to recognized Fake News
by Muahmmad Yousuf Ali
Invention of Web 2.0 tools social media blogs and website and other social media forum empower the users and to write every thing on internet. Sharing the information and News are every common on the social media, blogs and website. Which empower to social media users to know the information and fact with high speedy. But taking the advantages of this few internet users share the fake news and information on the social media in this article I will cover the 3 points about the Fake News.
Q No. 1 What is Fake News?
Q No. 2 What are the types of Fake News?
Q No. 3 How to recognized the Fake News ?
Q 1. What is a Fake News?
The term does not have a fixed definition, the most suitable definition
“Fake news is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news has also been called junk news false news, hoax news alternative facts and pseudo-news.”
Q No. 2 What are the types of Fake News?
AS information experts
Mis-information (misinformation): false information disseminated without harmful intent.
Dis-information (disinformation): false information created and shared by people with harmful intent.
Mal-information (malinformation): the sharing of “genuine” information with the intent to cause harm.
Types of Fake New
Satire or parody:- (“no intention to cause harm but has potential to fool”)
False connection:– (“when headlines, visuals or captions don’t support the content”)
Misleading content:- (“misleading use of information to frame an issue or an individual”)
False context :- (“when genuine content is shared with false contextual information”)
Impostor content :- (“when genuine sources are impersonated” with false, made-up sources)
Manipulated content :- (“when genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive”, as with a “doctored” photo)
Fabricated content (“new content is 100% false, designed to deceive and do harm”)
How to Recongized the fake News ?
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) published a summary in diagram form (pictured at right) to assist people in recognizing fake news. Its main points are:
- Consider the source (to understand its mission and purpose)
- Read beyond the headline (to understand the whole story)
- Check the authors (to see if they are real and credible)
- Assess the supporting sources (to ensure they support the claims)
- Check the date of publication (to see if the story is relevant and up to date)
- Ask if it is a joke (to determine if it is meant to be satire)
- Review your own biases (to see if they are affecting your judgment)
- Ask experts (to get confirmation from independent people with knowledge).
References
- Wardle, Claire (February 16, 2017). “Fake news. It’s complicated”. firstdraftnews.org. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- Downey, Beth. “Research Guides: Evaluating False News and Misinformation: Types of False News”. guides.library.msstate.edu. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- “How to spot fake news”. IFLA blogs. January 27, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
How to cite this article:-
M.Y. Ali (2022). Fake News : Types of Fake News and How to recongnized Fake News. https://profileusuf.wordpress.com/2022/11/24/fake-news-types-of-fake-news-and-how-to-recognized-fake-news/
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