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The number of Google searches for the term fake news increased by more than 1,000 percent in the last four months of 2016 (Google). It has been used extensively by people like now-president Donald Trump, often in reference to mainstream media and news organizations during and after the 2016 election. Since then the term has…

A comprehensive report An examination of how false news stories have influenced our political process and how we can prevent these stories from controlling the press. The recent presidential election was undeniably one of the most controversial and perplexing elections to date. The term “fake news,” popularised by US President Donald Trump, became mainstream when…

Since the beginning of time of the technological era, the media has played the main role of news broadcasting. Due to the great power that this entails, large entities have made use of them for their own benefit, giving access to different forms of information manipulation. There are different ways to manipulate the news. From…

In the United States around two thirds of adults say that they get their news from social media platforms*. However, in recent years, the inaccuracy of these sources have come to light in the form of controversy, fabricated news stories, and inaccurate statements. As news continues to become more and more readily accessible, many consumers…

At least 80 people died and more than 500 people went missing in a massive forest fire that took place in California in November, 2018. Even though local police and authorities said the fire was caused by damaged power plants, the conspiracy that had nothing to do with the authorities’ announcement began to spread quickly….

Rhetoric is a persuasive use of a language that has been around since philosophy ages. The term rhetoric can completely change the way we think critically by engaging us emotionally. We have the ability to communicate in different ways using the same information while adding our own little personal twist to it. In doing so,…

In this day and age, the internet is one of the most prominent ways that information is distributed. Unfortunately, the internet does not always provide individuals with valid information, but attract individuals to inaccurate information, also known as fake news. In a recent study conducted by Stanford University, roughly 82% of middle-schoolers struggled to distinguish…

“Neil Armstrong is convinced that the moon landing is fake” The above headline was reported by few media houses throughout the world and by the time the mistake was realised, it had already reached to millions. And thanks to internet, anything published online is turned to stone instantly. The meteoric rise of internet and social…

In recent years fake news has become more problematic due to the attention it has been receiving. One of the biggest reasons for this is that it is taking credibility away from all journalist, and is even giving other countries the confidence they need to wrongfully punish journalist for fake news. It has also made…

Executive Summary Tesla Motor is an America car manufacture that make electric vehicles and focus time to the fully autonomous vehicle that could very well be driving the world soon. There have been complaints and tragic cases of the autopilot system with the Tesla car models. The paper will explore the benefits and ethical dilemmas of…