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Thesis:
Technology companies and news media should be responsible for any fakes news or information that is put out there.
Why:
-Platforms are responsible for the amount of damage and commotion that is causes society
-The is no regulation no rules and their main focus is financially
Resources:
Real or fake documentary

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Social media platforms and news outlets should be held accountable and responsible for the widespread of fake news ; furthermore, social media outlets are very capable of creating and enforcing new tools to help contain this outbreak that could cause our democracy to collapse.

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Thesis: Because of the popularity of social networks and variety information, there is no doubt that it is the responsibility for consumers to prevent fake news by paying attention to the URL, verifying the author, and checking the comments in order to keep readers out of misleading knowledge.

Why?
- The diversity of articles on websites could include misleading information that readers should pay attention to.
- Media companies cannot filter out all fake news.
- Dealing with fake news is just like how we avoid scam in real life.

Resources:
NewsELA "real or fake"
"students may have dismaying ability ..."
Any other verified online sources related

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Thesis: technology companies are responsible for the fake news crisis, and they should make a sort of regulation against making fake news and punishment.

why:
-The news should be about helping people understand what is going on around the world,
-News should be neutral and state the truth and obvious and tell both sides of the story.
-Regulations about creating fake news can cause fear to the companies that make fake news, and lower the fake news production
Resources:
Social dilemma,
google roll outs,
NewsELA article real or fake¨

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Thesis: Fake news has corrupted adults and teenagers' knowledge, the media and ourselves should be held responsible for it spreading; teaching it in middle school how to look for fake news can stop it from spreading.

Why?:
- People believe anything they see especially if it's from someone they know.
- Some people use fake news to their own advantage to get famous on social media by allowing others to believe something that is not true/accurate.

Resources:
- Social Dilemma
- "Real or Fake"
- "Students have a Dismaying Inability to.."

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Thesis: Although technology companies and news media always spread false information, we the readers should hold ourselves accountable for what information we decide to believe by following certain step that help us find the credibility of an article.

Why:
- We as the viewers and readers should have realized by now that not everything can be trusted and that not everything seen on the media is going to be truth.
- There have been many ways to tell apart whether the news being shared is the whole truth and we could've always made the effort to figure it out on our own.
- Media companies do have the power to show us whatever they'd like but it is up to us to not fall for every little thing we hear.

Resources:
- The Social Dilemma
-  Fake or Real? article
- "Students have Dismaying inability to"

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thesis: the spread of fake news comes from the consumer it can be stopped by teaching consumers to fact check on their own
why:
1) media companies have alot of control over society and cultural aspects they can make people believe things as long as it looks good or sounds good
2) many people even my self sometimes becomes gullible to things on the internet little things can be fake photos or even worse false claims or allegations

- Social dilemma
- The Movie from class

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Technology companies and news media need to be held accountable for the fake news and false information that is spread on the internet; by having rules and employing people to make sure anything spread on  the internet is true.

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Technology companies and news media outlets should be held responsible for monitoring and preventing the spread of fake news; however with the way things have been going over the years it could be difficult to do so without the help of fake news identifiers and regulations.

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Thesis: Social Media and technology companies have changed our lives for the better and for the worst and the people need to learn how to combat the media they put out.

Why:
1) Because many companies continue to put out fake news and it will be a big problem if we do not know how who and what to believe.
2) The companies are aware of how much power they really have on their audience and may try to use that to their advantage.

Resources:
-"Real or fake"
- Social dilemma
- The Movie from class

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Thesis

In a society where technology is used for most of our everyday tasks, technology companies need to be held responsible for false information that gets published by implementing regulations that will ultimately make it harder for fake news to spread.

Why

Since many companies have made it so people have become addicted to their phones and adjusted their algorithms to fit their interests then they should also make sure that what is spread is true since the spread of information keeps growing with so many platforms.

Resources

Social Dilemma

Real or fake

Google rolls out

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Thesis: Tech companies & news outlets are 50% responsible for the problem since they are giving fake news a platform & the consumers are responsible for the other 50%, because if they care that much they should read the articles like a fact checker when in doubt.

Ideas: I will support this idea by providing examples of false news being perceived as real and causing problems. I will also provide examples of how not fact checking is a problem. (ex. people thinking COVID can be cured by just drinking water)

Resources: News articles, and more

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Thesis: While it is the decision of the consumer to believe or not to believe the information they see, ultimately it is the duty of the technology companies to publish only accurate and real news as it is part of the platform they hold.

Why: Consumers only have so much control in what comes up on their phone and can only know so much about a topic to decide whether it is real or not. Technology companies hold the power to determine what is uploaded to the internet and what is not, allowing for the fake new to be spread or withheld. The fake news that is spread worsens our society and turns the human race into objects instead of individuals. Our lives turn into a guessing game of determining what is real what is not, causing chaos in our world.

Resources:
- ¨Real or Fake?¨
- Social Dilemma
- ¨Google Rolls Out¨

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Thesis: The news outlet should be held responsible and supervise what type of information is being spread; therefore the media should have regulations to monitor fake news.

Why?
- News outlets are suppose to be reliable and authentic, as they know this information will be read by millions.
- News outlets can't be biased, they are the reporters it's their job to report the whole truth, not just what they agree with
- Fake news can change the ideology of an individual or encourage them to violence, hate speech, etc..

Resources:
- NewsELA article "Real or Fake?"
- Social Dilemma,  "Students Have Dismaying Inability to," "Algorithms,"

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Thesis: Social media is taking over our lives, and technology companies and their owners need to take responsibility for the division in today's society.

Why: We own cellphones yet many of us have no idea exactly how much our devices know about us without physical or verbal consent.

Resources: The Social Dilemma

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Thesis: Ultimately, the responsibility of keeping track of fake news lies with media and technology companies; with new rules implemented, there is hope of preventing  fake news.

Why:
1)As fake news spreads rapisly as a result of social media, there is not many things readers can do to determine if what they are reading is real or fake, due to their being no tool to guide us. Therefore all we have to help us is our common knowledge.
2) Technology companies abuse their power of running their own websites, they have all the right tools in order to fact check stories they publish, but they still dont do it because they are being paid for every time the viewer clicks on a story that is more then over exaggerated and fake. These companies publish fake stories for their own advantage, and dont care about the result of their actions.

Resources: Social Dilemma, "Students Have Dismaying Inability to" "Inability to Tell Fake News from Real," "Websites That Publish Fake News Make Money and Suffer No Consequences," "Whats so Bad About Fake News"

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Thesis-Tech companies and the media should take the biggest responsibility for the big issues around fake news already affecting us as a society.

Why-
False information can alter and uncontrolled society depending on the seriousness of the situation, it could and even cause or incite total lack of control.

Resources-
-"real or fake?"
-"Google Rolls Out"
-"These are all fake news"
-social dilemma

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Thesis:

While there are many things we, as the consumer can do in order to fight the hold tech companies have on us, ultimately it is the responsibility of said tech companies to combat fake news and misinformation on the internet, because they have more power then any consumer, and are the most qualified to stop fake news at the source.

Why:

-They clearly have an understanding of our psychology as consumers, and know how to use it to target our interests, which could be used to spread fake news.

-They ultimately have more power to enact change, as owners and creators of these websites and algorithms.

-Some algorithms are specifically designed to spread fake news in order to further an agenda, which is something that only tech companies can put a stop to.

-Fact checking can only go so far if there’s too much information out there that will confirm the fake news.

Resources:
- “The Social Dilemma”

- “Students Have Dismaying Ability..”

- “Real or Fake?”

- “Google Rolls Out”

- Other personal research.

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Thesis: News media and technology companies should take full responsibility for the spread of fake news, ultimately these companies should hire individuals to verify (fact check) the real information in order to slow misinformation from spreading even further.

Why: These platforms need to regulate the type of information that’s being spread as many people around the world are using these services. This makes it extremely easy to spread misinformation on the internet quickly. They should be more aware about the information being spread on their platforms. If the companies hire fact checkers who know how to spot the difference between credible and fake news, then the spread of misinformation will start to decline.

Resources:
- Social Dilemma
- "Real or Fake"
- “Students Have Dismaying Inability to”
- "Google Rolls Out"
- Article "Fighting Fake News on Social Media"

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Thesis: The spread of fake news is the responsibility of the media and technology companies and it is their responsibility to regulate it.

Why?: There are many different people on the internet and among those people, there are those who will believe almost anything they see on the internet especially when the information and the ones they are receiving it from is on their side (biased).

Resources: Social Dilemma Video, "Google Rolls Out" assignment, Students have "Dismaying" Inability to tell Fake News from Real, and other articles I researched.Thesis: The spread of fake news is the responsibility of the media and technology companies and it is their responsibility to filter it.

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Thesis: Fake news has always been an issue but its growing out of control, News comapnies should be held accountable for there spread of misinformation.
Resoruces. Our society as a whole is at stake. Our democracy could collapse under fake news. People feel as if thier opinons are correct even though they are wrong. Every single person hears what they want, due too fake news being targeted. Fake news is keeping our population split. It makes one group of peoplehate the other group of people.
Resources: In class articles, movie we watched during class

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Thesis: Technology companies and news media need to be responsible for fake news and false information on the internet

Why:
-Majority of the people go to these search engines for reliable sources
-So much misinformation is spread throughout the internet which lead people to believe what they read
-Big technology companies have the resources and money to bring down/filter fake news

Resources:
"Real or Fake?"
"Google Rolls Out"
-students have dismaying inability to tell fake news from real
-My own research
- news articles
-videos

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Thesis: Technology companies should be responsible for the flow of fake news on their website. They have the most power to control what people can say and post therefore making them responsible for what is done on their website.

Why: Even though we as people have the power to fact check things on our own, this can be time consuming and can also be hard depending on what fake news you may be reading. If the websites could cut down the amount of fake news we consume their would be less for the induvial to have to fact check on their own. As well as we know these companies just want to make money off us, but if people knew others couldn't spread fake news on their website more people would sign up for their website and therefore make them more money.

Resources: The Social Dilemma, The kami we did about students not be able to tell real news articles to fake ones, as well as the article we read as a class about the pros and cons of companies and people doing fact checks on their own

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Thesis: Fake news are affecting most of the countries. Therefore, it is the responsibility of all: common people that uses any social media, technology companies, founders of social media, their workers, and any other one involved in it.

(Why?) We, the people are participating believing most of fake news, and not having a limit with social media, we are creating a fake world in our vision and minds. Technology companies and founders are just interested in money and they are ignoring the big impact that social media can cause on people, making the situation worse by letting fake news to be spread to us.

Resources:

-The Social Dilemma
-Students Have “Dismaying” Inability to Tell Fake News from Real, Study Finds

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THESIS: Technology companies and news media outlets should be held responsible for monitoring and preventing the spread of fake news, however with way things have been going over the years it could be impossible to do so.

WHY:
- News outlets and tech companies are supposed to be our trusted sources for information so all news we are fed should be fact checked before publishing
- It is tearing our society apart down the middle (political)

Resources:
NewsELA article, "Real or Fake" article, Algorithms article, "Students Have Dismaying Inability to..." article

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Thesis revised: Technology companies and the consumers should both be held with the responsibility when it comes to monitoring and preventing the spread of fake news by implementing state or federal regulations that forces them to monitor what people post and creating laws that require students to learn how to find the credibility of a source.
Why:

They have no regulation meaning they have the freedom to do anything they want because there are no laws preventing them

They use attention grabbing words without context in order to make their article sound relevant/appealing to the audience which manipulates the readers to believe what is being staid

People write things not because it is important/educational but because they have to meet certain requirement to get paid

Resources:
Social Dilema
Articles from google
"Real or Fake"
"Students Have Dismaying Inability..."
"Google Rolls Out..."

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Thesis: The spread of fake news is the responsibility of the media and technology companies and it is their responsibility to filter it.

Why?: There are many different people on the internet and among those people, there are those who will believe almost anything they see on the internet especially when the information and the ones they are receiving it from is on their side (biased).

Resources: Social Dilemma Video, "Google Rolls Out" assignment, Students have "Dismaying" Inability to tell Fake News from Real, and other articles I researched.

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Thesis: Undoubtedly, technology companies and news media need to be fully responsible for controlling the spread of misinformation by investing in tools that identify fake news, and reducing  financial incentives for those who profit from distorted findings.

Why:
1. As false information and news spread quickly, there are not the appropriate tools that are able to verify what information is incorrect; putting consumers in a difficult situation where they can not differentiate between real and fake.
2. Technological companies and media news outlets are fully able to tackle fake news by acknowledging that financial incentives drive false information and is a umoral privilege with no regulation leading to an increase of clicks and views. It's done for the benefit of the companies profit but not for cosumers.

Resoruces, Social Dilemma Video, Google rolls out, Article:  How to combat fake news and disinformation, How to Self-Check the News, Students Have “Dismaying” Inability to Tell Fake News from Real

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Thesis: Fake news has always been a issue we as a society have faced but haven't done anything to combat against it, so as the readers we should also hold ourselves accountable for what information we decide to believe.
Why: We tend to believe things even without trying to investigate if the information is accurate and we also lack skills to identify fake news which is very concerning to think about as we progress to the future.
Resources: Social Dilemma Video, Students "Dismaying" Inability to Tell Fake News from Real, Study Finds, and the article titled Fake or Real?

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Thesis/Intro into Idea: Fake news is a vastly growing issue stemming from the accessibility of sharing false/inaccurate information on these Tech companies outlets, while they receive and hold no real consequence for doing so;causing a true need for these companies to devise a way to both hold accountable those who provide and share undependable sources,while creating appropriate responses and actions for eliminating fake news on their domains.
Why: The lack of overall control of reputable sources concerning these companies and  information provided by said outlets creates a sense of uncertainty and overall skepticism for all provided information. This then poses questions for the  level of responsibility which is held by the consumer. A responsibility to not only fact check said information brought forth, but to then to fact check that information before continuing to share the information with others as fact.
Another concerning issue: Another important aspect of this issue is understanding the impact and overall consequences of fake news/information. When providing inaccurate information it can result in real life outcomes resulting from the said information. Without consequences of reporting inaccurate and unreliable information it only allows fro the continued abuse of fake news and information.
Relevant Quotes/Resources: In the article Fake or Real? How to Self-Check the News, Students Have “Dismaying” Inability to Tell Fake News from Real, Study

Finds, Google Rolls out, Social Dilemma Video

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Thesis: If fake news keeps on being perceived as real, this can cause a lot of problems for the future.

Ideas: I will support this idea by providing examples of false news being perceived as real and causing problems (ex. people thinking COVID can be cured by just drinking water)

Resources: News articles and I don't know what else yet for now

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Thesis: Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the media and technology companies to monitor fake news; with regulations, there is hope that this is a possibility.

(Why?) Our democracy is at stake. (Need to make stronger in order to use as a topic sentence, but this is the basic answer to the why).

Resources I expect to use: Social Dilemma,  "Students Have Dismaying Inability to," "Algorithms,"  "Google Rolls Out," "Websites that Publish Fake News Make Money and Suffer No Consequences" (an article I researched on my own). I'd also like to find another article about potential regulations.