Running Head: Fake News 1 of 3 Fake News: Annotated Bibliography Rosalyn Albright ENG 122 Comp. 11 Nicole Elliot October 23, 2017 Running Head: Fake News 2 of 3 Fake News Fake News: Annotated Bibliography Thesis Statement: Fake news should be researched to make sure it is legitimate, because bogus information is damaging academically and false information is a substandard influence in our society Spratt, Hannah E.: Agosto, Denise E. In: Young Adult Literacy Services. Summer2017, Vol. 15 issue4, p17, 5p. The author states that internet is so easy access to people of all ages that people aren't judging the quality of news they consume. Fake news is serious and damaging to our society because fake news plays with the emotions of people lives. Teens use other forms of getting information, such as tv, radio, reading books but are more drawn to social media. Although teens and adults are drawn to social medial education young teens to distinguish misleading news can be done by librarians. We as people need to be information literate because what happens in the world that we read about should be the truth. Fake News: Annotated Bibliography Crocco, Margret; Halvorsen, Annelise; Jacobsen, Rebecca; Aven. In: Phi Delta Kappan. April 2017, Vol. 98 Issue 7, 67 Running Head: Fake News 3 of 3 The author states that we consume information in according to our beliefs or what is instilled in us. Social Media is on the rise for most people today. Ten years ago, before Facebook and twitter surfaced people depended on the local news channels and local newspaper in their community for news. In those times news was very reliable. Now that Social Media is so popular these services provide news and information or conspiracy theories to draw attention. We people need to be able to access in on the trustworthiness of evidence. Fake News: Annotated Bibliography Phi Delta Kappen. Feb 2017, Vol. 98 Issue 5,6 The author states that young people are not educated enough to distinguish credible news information. Young people's ability to explain the information they consume on the internet is lacking. Computer literate people can move swiftly through everything Social Media has to offer but are not able to evaluate news information from Social Media. We people need to separate our personal beliefs from bogus news we read. ...