Fake news, misleading news, click bait what ever you call it is a problem. Obama even said it threatens democracy.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/94045428/?client=ms-android-motorola
CNN put together a good article on recognizing fake news.
A sticky to the link might be useful to new posters.
Any thoughts?
How to spot fake news
Has anyone here ever been fooled by a fake news story?
I’m so cyclical I assume real news stories are inaccurate if they seem “out there” until I see confirmation(s) or a primary source.
A fair number of the Stupid Republican Ideas of the Day have been fake news. So, yes, some here are fooled.
Credulity is not a virtue.
You mean there aren’t three vitamins that purge body fat naturally or it’s okay to not do this when I turn off my computer …
At least Gwen Ifill is still alive …
I don’t think it’ll work. If you’re the type who doesn’t know how to verify news stories, why would you be the type to go read a sticky about fake news?
The only way something like this would work is if it had teeth. If you could get a mod note for posting a fake story that you could easily tell was fake. And I don’t see that happening.
Obama said many times, “If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” And CNN helped him spread that message.
And this is only one example.
And you think they’re reliable for recommending sites that ferret out “fake” news? Seriously?
I would think that the SDMB is somewhere that we’d welcome the posting of pervasive but fake news stories (provided it’s not done maliciously or disruptively, of course). SDMB is a far more efficient crowd-sourced version of Snopes: on almost any factual topic, the chances are that somebody on here will have the knowledge or reputable citations to debunk nonsense within a few minutes.
You mean Sally Field is really still alive?
Because that is how most people operate. Most people go after the flashy headline. Thus you got all your gossip mags and TMZ and The Daily Mail and your what nots.
Because most humans don’t have the time, (most of us have to work and then tend to our families and then want what little time is left to escape with TV or books or games or some such), or inclination to spend an hour or more to track down multiple stories authenticity.
Fake news is already more popular than real news on Facebook.
Did Obama actually say that? Yes? Then it wasn’t fake news, it was real news.
You say you are, but are you wheelly?
I believe you.
I know that in the last few months I’ve clicked on links that took me straight to the “Your Browser Has Been Hijacked” ride - and I am both experienced and suspicious of any link that even whiffs of being bogus. At least at the link/clickbait level, they looked legit.
Fake news sites say it’s CNN that’s really fake, and they’re fighting back:
:smack::(:mad::dubious:
I used to get fooled by click bait until I joined the SDMB. Several members here pointed out things I needed to look for or check before posting a link. It’s helped me a lot.
I thought maybe the CNN “identifying fake news” article might be useful to other members. It was worth suggesting as a sticky.
I get annoyed when even legit news sites post bait headlines. Right now CNN has a link…
One thing Anthony Bourdain absolutely won’t try
You got to click it to find out he won’t dance the tango. Clicking isn’t a big deal, just a minor annoyance.
I even see local tv news use teasers in promos. Teasing a story at 6. 16 mins into the broadcast you finally see what ever they teased.
Is it wrong that I immediately heard Your Browser Has Been Hijacked to the tune of “The Piano Has Been Drinking”?
“Used to”? All you do here is post click bait OPs to Daily Mail articles. If you’ve gotten better since joining the SDMB I shudder to think what you must have been like before.
Don’t be such a cyclic.