InfoFest Kent 2017: news or fake news?
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Can you tell which of these stories are real, and which are not? In this session, the audience voted, using handheld polling devices.
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InfoFest Kent 2017: news or fake news?
- 1. The UK’s European university InfoFest/ NEWS OR FAKE NEWS Which headlinesare real news?
- 2. “Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for president” WTOE 5 News 10th July 2016 A.True B.False Footer textPage 2 True False 0%0%
- 3. Fake News WTOE 5 News is a now defunct fantasy news website. The story was copied by Ending the Fed and had over 960,000 Facebook interactions
- 4. “Brie-oncé: Artist creates sculpture of Beyoncé entirely out of cheese” Telegraph 30th March 2017 A.True B.False Footer textPage 4 True False 50%50%
- 5. News East Village Cheese and Wine Festival in London commissioned sculptor David Bradley to make an effigy of Beyoncé out of cheese!
- 6. “Racehorse called ‘President Trump’ castrated and renamed Fake News” Independent 28th March 2017 A.True B.False Footer textPage 6 True False 50%50%
- 7. News Owners of a gelded racehorse from South Africa have had to change its name from President Trump to ‘Fake News’ as South Africa’s racing regulators, The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) deemed his name unsuitable!
- 8. “Justin Trudeau Unveils Plan To Meet Healthcare Needs Of Canada’s Aging Prog Rockers” The Onion 27th April 2017 A.True B.False Footer textPage 8 True False 50%50%
- 9. Fake News The Onion is a satirical online newspaper
- 10. “By Georgio! Osborne takes new job as fashion designer” The Guardian 1st April 2017 A.True B.False Footer textPage 10 True False 50%50%
- 11. Fake News – April Fool
Editor's Notes
- The story was originally published by a site called WTOE 5 News before being copied by a popular fake news publisher Ending the Fed. By November 8, the story had picked up 960,000 Facebook engagements, according to Buzzfeed. WTO5 News has since shut down its website. However, when it was operational, it openly admitted to fabricating content and even had a disclaimer on its homepage saying: "most articles on wt0e5news.com are satire or pure fantasy." Ending the Fed has taken down its version of the article, but is still publishing fake news and growing its audience on Facebook; it currently has over 350,000 followers.
- East Village Cheese and Wine Festival in London commissioned sculptor David Bradley to make an effigy of Beyonce out of cheese! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/brie-onceartist-creates-sculpture-beyonce-entirely-cheese/
- Owners of a gelded racehorse from South Africa have had to change its name from President Trump to ‘Fake News’ as South Africa’s racing regulators, The National Horseracing Authority (NHA) deemed his name unsuitable! http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/president-trump-horse-fake-news-castrated-donald-racing-a7654741.html
- The Onion is a satirical online newspaper http://www.theonion.com/article/justin-trudeau-unveils-plan-meet-healthcare-needs--55878 However its stories are occasionally believed including the Chinese newspaper The People’s Daily Justin Trudeau https://flic.kr/p/p7vShe Photo Canadian prog-rock band Rush https://flic.kr/p/9ynqDG
- On 1st April the Guardian ran a story claiming that George Osborne has a new fashion firm designing “high-quality, hi-visibility industrial garments aimed at the multitasking CEO”. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/01/by-georgio-osborne-takes-new-job-as-fashion-designer?CMP=twt_gu