The Plague of Fake News is Getting Worse: Here's How to Protect Yourself
From Brian Stelter (CNN):
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As soon as I spoke about this on television on Sunday, CNN detractors filled my inbox with messages saying that CNN is the ultimate example of "fake news."
But that's a deliberate attempt to confuse the issue. Whatever faults CNN has, news organizations small and large try very hard to report the truth.
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Josh Stearns, a longtime media activist who now works at Democracy Fund, said newsrooms also have a role to play.
"Fact checking has taken center stage in this election, but newsrooms need to go beyond fact checking politicians statements and help debunk viral misinformation too," he told me. "At a time when trust in media is at an all time low, journalists should call out these fake news stories and help citizens tell fact from fiction."
Read more here: The plague of fake news is getting worse -- here's how to protect yourself - Oct. 30, 2016
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CNN, you are the last source I would go to for accurate information during this election season (or any other time). Please do not try to confuse negligence in providing full disclosure and declaring opposing truths as conspiracy theories as examples of truthful reporting.
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