FAU1-1081 Blog post 1: Fake News and...
Fake news as defined by Cambridge Dictionary refers to false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke. Although fake news comes in many different shapes and forms, the fake news I want to talk about in this post are misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. Misinformation refers to false, incorrect or inaccurate information that is intentionally put out there in order to deceive, fool or lie to people. Misinformation is often designed to get people to think, vote or believe differently than they would have if they had known the truth. For example, CNN has been caught hundreds of times for deceiving/lying about President Trump. Why does CNN do this? Because CNN is owned by super rich globalists who want centralized control of the people rather than democracy. As for disinformation, it’s very similar to misinformation. While it is usually put out there to intentionally “...