Is "Fake News" Becoming More of a Problem?



Facebook is one of the largest social media platforms used worldwide. They have struggled in recent years to remove "fake news" from their server. The 2016 Presidential Election in the United States could possibly have been the biggest "fake news" time frame in politics. Facebook worked diligently to remove all false news article headlines on their server.

With many Americans just scrolling through their timelines multiple times a day, it is likely that most individuals do not click the link to read the full article. The downside of this is when the headline was created for that exact purpose. Most people will read a headline and feel like they know the entire story. They will then base their opinions off of an eight-word headline that could be completely false or spun. This is dangerous to our society. In this technology addicted era we live in, we take less and less time to view the credibility of our sources. There is no more double-checking the authors primary and secondary sources like we had back in high school.

Facebook hs done their best to remove these bugs that allow any user to create a false headline connected to a random URL. This is one of the first few steps that are necessary for United States citizens to stay properly informed on what is occurring not just in the U.S. but worldwide.

https://mashable.com/article/facebook-loophole-fake-news-link-preview/

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