This presentation is a part of my academic presentation , where i have presented on #Fake News What is fake news ? Why spread fake news ? Growing problems in recent years ...

1. Presented By.......
Niyatiben A. Pathak
Enrollement :-2069108420180042
Paper :- Mass Media & Communication
Topic Fake News
Guide :- Vaidehi Hariyani ma’am
Batch :- 2017-2019
Email Id- napathak02@gmail.com
Submitted To:- Department Of English MKBU

2. What is fake news ?
Why spread fake news ?
Growing problems in recent years ...
Consequences
How to spot fake news ?
Looks can be deceiving
Pay attention to the URL...
Must Read “About Us” section ...
Examine the sources cited ...
Popularity doesn’t mean equal reliability .....
But fake news lists are often wrong ...

4.  Stories that look like real news
stories but are
hoaxes,propaganda,and
disinformation.
 Fake news typically appears on
websites that look professional.
 Stories often relate to topics and
people who are trending on
Google and facebook . The
stories usually have outrageous
headlines designed to get
people to click.

5.  Sometimes these
stories are created to
attract an audience
and the advertising
revenues that come
with it .
 Sometimes these
stories are publishes
to harm someone’s
reputation .

6. • News is no longer monopolized by “legacy media” –
newspaper , TVs and radio .
• Anyone can start a blog ,claim to be a journalist .
• Most fake news come from websites .
• Less librarians , who traditionally taught research skills.
• Media literacy is no longer taught at many schools.
• People are gullible and can’t distinguish real news from fake,
studies show.
• They view the media as the monolith.
• Crazy presidential election numbed our sense of shock . Truth
was stranger than fiction .

7. • Fake news sometimes gets
more views than real news .
• Sometimes even quote fake
news stories politicians and
professional journalists !
• Sometimes people engage in
illegal and violent behaviour
as a result of believing a fake
news story.

8. • Determine
where the info
comes from ...

9. • Fake news sites often try to mimic real news sites .

10. • Sites with such endings like
.com.co should make you
raise your eyebrows and tip
you off that you need to dig
around more to see if they can
be trusted .
• This is true even when the site
looks professional and has
semi-recognizable logos.
• For example ,abcnews.com.co
is not , despite its similar
appearance .

12. • Also you should be able to find out more
information about the media outlet in
places other than that site .

13. • Does the story cite and quote credible
sources: a person with a first and last
name and a little , such as Mark
Graboski, professor at Adelphi university,
or Nicholas P. Episcopia, mayor of
Garden City ?
• If not, or if they use anonymous sources
or vague references to sources , such as
sources said, according to reports ,
friends and family say, ETC.
Be suspicious ....

14. • A top ranking on Google
doesn’t mean that article is
trustworthy.
• The rankings are based on
several factors, including
popularity .
• Just because it’s trending
on social media doesn’t
mean it’s trustworthy .
• Fake news stories often
more views than real news
stories .

15. • Wikipedia has a list of fake news sites, but it
includes some legitimate news sites, such as
Vice, slate, The blaze , Daily beast.
• Anyone can edit
• Wikipedia and sometimes its articles get
vandalized with false info.

18. • Wikipedia contributors. "Fake
news." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 25 Mar.
2019. Web. 25 Mar. 2019.