The World is Ending in 3 Days and We Can't Do Anything to Stop It
Fake news isn’t something new, but it has been on the rise these past years and it’s thanks to the internet. A lot of people are on the internet which gives fake news many platforms to spread on. There are many reasons as to why fake news is created in the first place. It could be to misinform the public or deceive them. This was evident in the 2016 US presidential election where fake news helped trump win. There is also fake news on websites where they would tell you how “a grandma magically took 20 years off her age with a secret herb.” These aren't true, their main purposes are for you to click on it and increase the website’s viewer count and contribute to ad revenue. This is something called clickbait. Image by Dan Shewan With the growing amounts of fake news on the internet, people should know how to distinguish what’s real and what isn’t. When I come across controversial or interesting pieces of information on the internet, I would consider the source, use my judgeme...