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Media and news are created for profit and/ or influence, not truth. Reposts & retweets generate profits

Each time a fake news story is opened, profits are made

Fake News consumers are mostly college educated

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In the weeks following the 2016 presidential election, pundits, politicians and tech titans all sought to figure out whether fake news had affected the outcome.

Hillary Clinton publicly castigated the "guys over in Macedonia who are running these fake news sites," and suggested they may have been working with Russia. The New Yorker reported that President Obama spent a day after Trump's victory talking "almost obsessively" with advisers about the stories coming out of Veles.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was initially more skeptical about Facebook's influence on the election outcome.

He changed his tune, however, and announced a slew of measures designed to control the spread of fake news.

Facebook says it spots fake news accounts by looking for certain patterns of activity - repeated posting of the same content, or a sudden increase in messaging. It is putting warning labels on fake stories in some countries, and the company has also taken steps to undercut the business model of fake news publishers.

In September, Facebook told U.S. congressional investigators that it sold around $100,000 worth of political ads to a so-called Russian troll farm that was targeting American voters during the 2016 election.

Some fake news producers in Veles said they had also paid Facebook for ads, but the company declined to answer questions from CNN on whether it had tracked sales in Macedonia.

Google has also joined in the fight against fake news.

Google declined to share specific data on the number of advertising accounts it has closed in Macedonia. But it said its automated system detects "bad publishers," and is evolving all the time. It also has a dedicated enforcement team that reviews sites.

Three fake news producers in Veles said their Google ad accounts were suspended in recent months, and their Facebook fan pages have been blocked. Several others said they knew people who had experienced the same.

Still, the fake news producers are determined to skirt the controls. One new tactic is buying legit Facebook accounts off young children for €2 ($2.40) before changing the names to sound more American. Most of the posts will be about Trump, according to Mikhail.

"I'm posting about Hillary, Bernie Sanders maybe sometimes, but I don't get paid enough for that," Mikhail said. ■

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The fake news machine: Inside a town gearing up for 2020

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In the weeks following the 2016 presidential election, pundits, politicians and tech titans all sought to figure out whether fake news had affected the outcome. Hillary Clinton publicly castigated the "guys over in Macedonia who are running these fake news sites," and suggested they may have been working with Russia.

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The habits of humans set a fertile foundation for the growth of Fake News. People:

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The habits of humans set a fertile foundation for the growth of Fake News. People:

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Usually believe information that was generated in a self-learning, because of the time put into the search

Cannot take and often reacts as if personally offended to critical feedback, criticism or assessments that point out necessary corrections

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Develop Media Literacy and critically thinking skills to deconstruct the persuading influences found in advertisements and news

Refrain from Knee-jerk reposting before legitimacy has been determined

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Consider the Source

Does the source already have a reputation for being questionable?

Example: infowars.com

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The small print often states that the article cannot be used as evidence. This means the new agency wants to protect itself from being blamed for the spread of incorrect news at the same time it is using you to spread what is false

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Disclaimer:

Fake New India is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within Fake News India are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental. Advice given is NOT to be construed as professional. If you are in need of professional help, please consult a professional. Fake News India is not intended for children under the age of 18.

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Disclaimer: Fake New India is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within Fake News India are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental.

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Is the article meant to be propaganda?

Propaganda is primarily derogatory information that is usually misleading. Propaganda is often used to promote a particular political cause of point of view

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REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

On Sunday, Donald Trump retweeted this:

"@SeanSean252: @WayneDupreeShow @Rockprincess818 @CheriJacobus pic.twitter.com/5GUwhhtvyN"
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2015

The data describe what was allegedly a massive crime wave by blacks against whites and by blacks against blacks. But it isn't true.

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According to the New York Daily News,

The statistics that Trump seemed to support had a huge margin of error: by about 66%, for both claims. From the FBI's 2014 report on U.S. homicides , of the 3,021 Caucasian murder victims, 2,488 of their assailants were white, or 82%.

Trump's statistics ring just as wrong for whites killed by blacks. While the fear-mongering graphic claims it's at 81%, it's really 15%, according to the FBI's statistics - much less than the mogul's tweet would suggest.
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The other "data" suggested blacks killed by whites were at 2% while blacks killed by blacks were at 97%. Again, wrong.

The real numbers behind blacks killed by whites in 2014 are at least three times more than Trump's tweet suggested, at 7%. Blacks killed by blacks are 7% less than the bogus numbers in the presidential candidate's tweet, at 89%.

The second problem: The supposed source for Trump's data, the "Crime Statistics Bureau-San Francisco," doesn't exist, as far as anyone can tell. No such bureau. The question of where these data come from-assuming they weren't fabricated-has yet to be answered.

Of course, Trump didn't seem to create the graphic above; it appears he merely re-tweeted it (Trump told CNN that in general he endorses what he re-tweets, "to a certain extent.") But Charles Johnson, who blogs under the name Little Green Footballs, found what might be the source of the image, or at least the first time it was posted on Twitter: a Twitter user called "CheesedBrit," whose Twitter avatar is a swastika. Part of his Twitter bio reads, "we Should [sic] have listened to the Austrian chap with the little moustache," which presumably is a reference to Adolf Hitler. CheesedBrit's account is locked-meaning users who do not already follow the account can't do so now-and the tweet Johnson says contained the offending graphic appears to have been deleted.

Neither Trump nor his campaign has responded to the allegation that, by tweeting the above, he had recirculated falsehoods also trumpeted by someone who believes that not enough attention was paid to "the Austrian chap with the little mustache." Emails and phone calls to a representative of Trump's campaign were not returned. Similarly, a request for comment from "CheesedBrit" through Twitter was not returned, and the website URL listed in his profile is broken.

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On Sunday, Donald Trump retweeted this: "@SeanSean252: @WayneDupreeShow @Rockprincess818 @CheriJacobus pic.twitter.com/5GUwhhtvyN"- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2015 The data describe what was allegedly a massive crime wave by blacks against whites and by blacks against blacks. But it isn't true.

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Is the story sensational or overly emotional?

Is the story interesting to the point of exaggeration trying to make a joke about a topic or pulling you in a direction of thinking that have not made a firm judgment?

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Read the article headlines for sensational wording

Check the date for currency

Question legitimacy by reviewing & cross-checking the story

Write to an expert in the field, write to a legitimate news agency

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Does the article make claims without using proper evidence?

Does the article make predictions for the future, cures for a disease or condition, or results that will occur?

Are results of an unofficial poll used as evidence to support the author’s claim?

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Does the URL look odd, something you have not seen before?

What is the domain (UR – Russia, Co- Columbia). Domain theft is serious. where a legitimate organization’s website, email etc.. is hijacked. If so read the about page and go through the steps to decide where the news is coming from and who wrote it

Check addresses of source. A major new organization has a specific address

Typeosquatting- The act of adding an extra character to a URL of a legitimate news organization

Example: msnbbc.com

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Typo-squatting scam takes advantage of finger slips