CNN Money has a new piece about how quickly fake news can impact people’s perceptions, despite it’s falsehood, and ways to combat it.
It’s time for a new rule on the web: Double, no, triple check before you share. Especially if it seems too good to be true.
Why? Look no further than Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Trump claimed Sunday morning that “Twitter, Google and Facebook are burying the FBI criminal investigation of Clinton.”
Not only was there no proof of this, but it was pretty easy to disprove.
Read more at CNN or view the video article below.
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