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5 Ways to Identify Fake News in Social Media – Daily Flash Briefing

September 14, 2020 by Bautis Financial
How to Identify Fake News

Social media has been flooded with information leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election. Here are some tips you can utilize to identify if what you are reading fits in the realm of "fake news."

Social media is full of fake news. Here are a few tips to help identify it.

  1. Avoid getting your news from social media. If you see a post on Facebook with news that you have not heard anywhere else, that is a red flag.
  2. Don’t trust strangers. If you don’t recognize the source or the author, that is a red flag.
  3. Is it a meme? A meme is an image file with words on it. If a meme has information on it that you haven’t heard before, red flag.
  4. Does the information have an obvious bias? If it does, it’s probably an opinion piece or propaganda. This is a red flag.
  5. Can you verify the claims made? A quick Google search should provide additional sources.

If you’re still not sure about a post’s validity, don’t share it. Wait for the following news cycle to provide more insight.

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