Fake News: Is The Source Reputable Or Satire?

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Shraddha Khanal GOVT 2305 Professor Sharifian 29th November 2017 Fake News In order to spot fake news, consider the source. Is the source reputable or satirical? Secondly, examine an article beyond the sensational or shocking headline. Thirdly, check the credibility of the author. Where the author uses a pseudo name or has fake credentials, the article is definitely fake. Also, a fake news article does not cite a reputable source. Even when it does, the source does not back up the facts in the story. In some instances, the date for the story is wrong in fake articles. Furthermore, readers should consider if the story is a joke, especially where the website is devoted for satire. Lastly, a fake story can be identified by checking whether the source is listed as fake by experts like Snopes.com and FactCheck.org. An article appearing on the Los Angeles Times on October 3, 2016, stated that Pope Francis was not going to endorse Donald Trump for the presidential race. Earlier on, a site …show more content…

Secondly, the WTOE 5 News article had a provocative headline to draw the attention of readers while the Los Angeles Times headline did not have a shocking headline. Thirdly, the Los Angeles Times article cited reputable sources like A Pew Research Centre Survey and apnews.com that backed up the claims. On the contrary, the WTOE 5 News article cited official-sounding sources which did not support the claims in the article. In addition, the WTOE 5 News article was written in July 2016 when the Pope had not made any statement concerning U.S. elections. Moreover, unlike the Los Angeles Times article, the fake article was not attributed to a specific author. In addition, WTOE 5 News is labelled by its contributors as a satirical site and hence most of the articles are fabricated. Lastly, the WTOE 5 News is listed by Snopes.com as a fake news website. Any article published is likely to be satirical and not

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