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[[File:Fake-news.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Fake News has been a way for unverified News sources to spread false information for political gain on the Internet.]]
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== What is Fake News? ==
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As new versions of the World Wide Web have been implemented such as web 2.0 and web 3.0, users have been able to share and post any information they want onto the Internet. While this is a good way to expand the information that is online for individuals to access, this too could be a bad thing for society. Fake News is a way that authors can bend the truth for political gain by taking what could be a real news story and adding false and unsupported information to it. This is very regularly seen on Social Media platforms such as Facebook.
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While it doesn't seem like a made-up news story would be harmful to society, individuals often times take what the read to be the truth. This is to say that if an individual believes a fake news story and they take action, other individuals could be put in harms way. Not only could individuals potentially hurt others physically, but when certain places or people are mentioned in a fake news story, this could also lead to harmful online social behaviors as well, such as cyber bullying of those involved in the story.

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Fake-news

Fake News has been a way for unverified News sources to spread false information for political gain on the Internet.

What is Fake News?

As new versions of the World Wide Web have been implemented such as web 2.0 and web 3.0, users have been able to share and post any information they want onto the Internet. While this is a good way to expand the information that is online for individuals to access, this too could be a bad thing for society. Fake News is a way that authors can bend the truth for political gain by taking what could be a real news story and adding false and unsupported information to it. This is very regularly seen on Social Media platforms such as Facebook.

While it doesn't seem like a made-up news story would be harmful to society, individuals often times take what the read to be the truth. This is to say that if an individual believes a fake news story and they take action, other individuals could be put in harms way. Not only could individuals potentially hurt others physically, but when certain places or people are mentioned in a fake news story, this could also lead to harmful online social behaviors as well, such as cyber bullying of those involved in the story.