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What is so-called "fake news" and how do you spot it? (From 2018)
Plans to help tackle so-called "fake news" have been announced by the BBC and some of the biggest names in journalism and technology.
The new measures include an early warning system for use during
elections or when lives may be at risk, extra online education and improved access to impartial resources for voters.
Major publishers, Google, Twitter and Facebook have helped devise the scheme.
The BBC said the moves were "crucial steps" in fighting disinformation.
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It follows criticism of big technology firms for failing to do enough to prevent the spread of "false news" - from scares about vaccines to stories manufactured to influence elections.
Other recent events such as this year's Indian elections have also highlighted the dangers of disinformation and the [...]
Who are the BBC? The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over
What is FakeNews? Fake news, junk news or pseudo-news, is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media (print and broadcast) or online social media. The false information is often caused by reporters paying sources for stories, an
unethical practice called checkbook journalism. Digital news has brought back and increased the usage of fake news. The news is then often reverberated as misinformation in social media but occasionally finds its way to the mainstream media as well. Fake news is written and published usually with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often using sensationalist, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines to increase readership. Similarly, clickbait stories and headlines earn advertising revenue from this activity.
What is Technology? Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. A modern example is the rise of communication technology, which has lessened barriers to human interaction
and as a result has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of cyberculture has at its basis the development of the Internet, computer, smartphone, and Artificial Intelligence.
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