The Guardian & the global problem of fake news
1) What similarities do you notice between the different countries outlined in the article and their problems with fake news?
The different counties all experience fake news and it is believed by the audience. In Germany it was believed that a 13 year old girl was sexual assaulted by foreigners but the story was fake. Another story was in Italy where they wanted women to stop getting abortions so they produced fake news so that it would persuade them not to get an abortion.
2) Is fake news an inevitable consequence of the "culture of freedom and innovation" that the internet has brought with it? Is there a way to stop it?
The internet will always allow people to produce fake news because it is so hard to regulate all the articles that are published by people. This makes it harder for consumers who are viewing the article to distinguish what's real and what's fake.
New York Times and the creation of fake news
1) Which fake news stories were particularly successful for Beqa Latsabidze, the 22-year-old student in Tbilisi, Georgia, who tried to make money from web articles on Trump?
Fake news was created about the US elections and found that articles in favour of Donald Trump were more popular than those infavour of Hillary Clinton. A website was created discussing this topic and because of this generated revenue.
2) How much can Facebook and Google be blamed for this global rise in fake news?
Facebook and Google can only be blamed for the stories that are published on Facebook because that should be regulated better whereas Google should also be blamed for some content as that should've been regulated better as well.
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