Fake News Prepared by shvetsov Artem

Fake News

Prepared BY Shvetsov Artem

Table of contents

• Relevance of this topic
• Definition of "fake news"
• Negative impact of this issue
• Possible measures
• Conclusions
• Bibliography and questions

Reason for choosing this topic

• A prevalent issue in today's society
• Closely connected to political debate
• A cause of discord among the population

Definition of "fake news"

• Form of distribution
• Type of manipulation
• Intentional or not

Negative influence of "fake News"

• Impact on politics
• Lack of faith in journalism
• It's use as political instrument

Possible countermeasures 

• Fact checkers
• Education
• Censorship

Conclusions

Due to overly widespread nature of this issue, different measures can be taken.

• Either a government imposed censorship or self regulating media
• Usage of fact checking resources from both sides of political spectrum
• Self education, skepticism and critical thinking
• Avoidance of information written or told in biased language

Bibliography

• Nolan, H. (2020). The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education.
• Gunther, R., Beck, P. A., & Nisbet, E. C. (2019). “Fake news” and the defection of 2012 Obama voters in the 2016 presidential election. Electoral Studies, 61, [102030]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2019.03.006 
• Torres-Echeverry, N. (2017.) Fake News and Misinformation. Retrieved from: https://law.stanford.edu/publications/fake-news-and-misinformation-the-roles-of-the-nations-digital-newsstands-facebook-google-twitter-and-reddit-2/
• Gentzkow, M., & Allcott, H. (2017). Social media and fake news in the 2016 election. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 31, 211–236. Retrieved from: https://web.stanford.edu/~gentzkow/research/fakenews.pdf
• Vargo, C.J., Guo, L., & Amazeen, M. A. (2018). The agenda-setting power of fake news: A big data analysis of the online media landscape from 2014 to 2016. New Media & Society, 20, 2028–2049. doi: 10.1177/1461444817712086
• Wardle, C. (2017). Fake news. It's complicated. https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/fake-news-complicated/

• What negative consequences might arise in case stricter government regulation of news outlets gets implemented?
• How often do you check the article and it's sources before drawing conclusions?
• Have you ever mistaken a satirical article for a genuine one?
• From your point of view, how prevalent is this issue in Spanish news outlets?
• Do you consider yourself a gullible person? If yes, what methods do you employ to avoid blindly believing news articles from dubious sources?