Take this pill and you will live forever!111!!!

Fake news isn't something new, it has been on the rise these past couple of years and it's all thanks to the web. There are millions upon millions, quite possibly billions of people on the web which gives fake news various stages to spread on. There are various reasons concerning why fake news is presented in any defense. It could be to mislead the overall public or trick them. There is also fake news on destinations where they would unveil to you how you could transform your old wrinkly skin into beautiful young skin by just taking one simple pill. The amount of fake news I see on a daily basis is remarkable. I find these ads on poorly made websites that show you the "Top 3 super fruits that will make you look and feel like you are a teenager again." None of these "news articles" are true, there are just there to grab your attention and to gain your click. This click increase the number of views and determines the amount of money the article receives.

Image result for fake newsThere are many ways to identify fake news. When I'm looking for sources for a paragraph or an essay I have to write, I always check to see if the whole article matches the title, if the article used sources, if it is a joke, and I would also look around on different websites to see if anyone else has posted about it. Once the site I found checks all of that, I think it's a reliable source to use. There are also many other things that you can do such as, using a fact-checking website, or reading books on the same topic and seeing if they contain the same information.

With literally billions of people having access to the internet, you can't really trust anything that is said these days unless it is backed up by scientific research, books on the same topic, etc. It is always good to check over any articles that you use as sources because if it's fake, it might just lead to you receiving a bad mark on that assignment.

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