The recent debate surrounding the “Fake News” circulating on Facebook has began to change the way we, as a society, consume our social media.
Trump Says Twitter and Facebook Are Interfering in 2018 Election https://t.co/T4znGaaQbr
— HillReporter.com (@HillReporter) September 5, 2018
This shift in the overwhelming quantity of shady sources circulating on our timelines has made it the responsibility of each person to become an investigative consumer. Every-time you engage with your platform, retweet, like, share, reblog, etc., the risk of your interaction being with a faulty source is greater than ever before. Navigating this constantly compounding clutter that bogs down our feeds can be overwhelming but its important to ensure that you are interacting with trustworthy accounts.
Good to see discussion of this. I raised the dangers that inherent male bias in algorithm development has brought with @Twitter @facebook @YouTube @Google in our @CommonsCMS fake news inquiry hearing in Washington DC. Accepted as a problem. Waiting for action. https://t.co/VPlcqcH7uh
— Jo Stevens (@JoStevensLabour) September 10, 2018
You have to have a general understanding of what is and isn’t trustworthy mainstream/legacy media outlets. Take a look at the page and the facts that the individual source is presenting. If they aren’t one of these trusted media sources you need to fact check. The best thing you can do to be a wise consumer of news is to be an avid consumer of news. The best way to catch what fake news looks like, is to know what real news looks like. For more on the fact checking happening through Facebook check out this site.
Broaden your media diet, check your sources, and keep your reputation safe.