Fake news is written usually to mislead workplace, entity, or person, and or gain financially or politically, often using sensationalist, dishonest, or outright fabricated headlines to increase readership. Fake news undermines serious media coverage and makes it harder for journalists to hide significant news stories. Few examples of fake news are Click bait, Propaganda, parody,... Continue Reading →
HIGH ON SENTIMENTS, LOW ON FACTS
Rising misinformation under lockdown in India: A Research As the country fights Covid-19, with cases reaching towards 2,00,000 fake news also seems to be spreading along with the virus. An analysis by fact-checking website BOOM has found that while January-February saw most rumours about China and false forecasts about coronavirus vaccine, fake news on Italy... Continue Reading →