Argumentative Essay On Fake News

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Defining truth is becoming constantly harder and harder in the digital age. Throughout the rise of faster and faster communication one would find themselves trapped in a content engine, constantly creating and editing stories. Humanity is now in the age of instant communication, where the whole world is at their fingertips; we are not ready for this. In examining the viral content and false news stories of the current internet - as of this writing - one can see that the flaw is not in the content itself, but rather the consumers lack of skill in deciphering news and deception. This is not a problem on the producer, but on the consumer; through a lack of investigation and knowledge the consumption continues, promoting the production of fake news. This cannot be solved. …show more content…

This is an incorrect causality. One sees a rise in the fake news because it’s easier to make; not because of political causes. The reason that people see a large causality between the two is because one of the more popular topics to be discussed in fake news is politics. Fake news is not the problem here, and it is not the reason people voted for Trump, even though many media outlets would have you believe just that. The popularity of the discussion of fake news is because of the results of the

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