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For the last 5 years, fake news has been a big topic in the world we live in. The internet and social media are packed with fake news, and at times it can be quite difficult to know if the information you read is real or not.
Every day for the last years, we have improved our ways to spot these fake news stories, and there are some different techniques to look out for them.
Still, some fake news stories that are quite tough to spot because it is particularly true. The main question is, is fake news a threat to democracy or not?
Around the world, there are increasing concerns that fake news threatens democracy. In this essay, I am going to point out why it is a threat, how every individual can cope with fake news, and how to avert it.
Utdrag
During the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the pandemic dominated the media. At that time, it was challenging to know what was true and not.
One example of fake news stories about the virus is “The US government created the virus”. The Chinese government published a theory about the origins of the virus, where it said that it is an American disease that may have been introduced by some members of the US army.
This was published without any evidence, to support their theory. One other example was “Eating garlic prevents infection” lots of people on Facebook posted recommendations that eating garlic prevents infections.
Soon after a Chinese Newspaper reported a story about a woman that received treatment after eating 1,5 kg of raw garlic.
The WHO (The World health organization) was quick to respond by saying that there is no actual evidence that it can protect people.
These are just a few examples of fake news stories about the Covid-19 virus. Stories like this offered challenges and dangers to society, and because the virus was new at that time no one knew what was real or what was fake.
Humans are shockingly terrible at identifying fake news. Fake news is here to stay as we all know.
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