Fake News, What About It?
Fake news is everywhere and media consumers must be aware of what they are consuming so they don’t become trapped in a world of unknowingness and uncertainty. Fake news can be fabricated or it can be made completely accidental with no ill intentions. Either way, it has the power to distort someone’s reality or even ruin a reputation!
Sakshi is an independent journalist who feels strongly about fake news journalists. She considers fabrication to be a form of abuse and believes that being paid to be so unethical is wrong. Producing fake content clearly is an unattractive thing in her eyes. Is she wrong? Seems unlikely!
The Red Table Talk is an online talk show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter, and her mother. The show gives celebrities and other people a chance to clear their names or share their sides of the story. They call this “real talk.” Many people who have been on the show have opened up and cleared up the messes that fake news produced in their lives.
Celebrity tabloids are like the grand central station of fake news. Although many people lack a soft spot for celebrities and the type of media coverage they get, they are still people nonetheless and fake news coverage can be detrimental to their mental health, their reputation, and cause other issues in their life.
The Kardashian/Jenner family members are prime subjects of media coverage. Khloe Kardashian has always been one to be talked about especially, many magazines and sites have always created different made-up theories about who her real dad is or have just always slammed her for her body. Misinformation and disinformation float around about this Kardashian and recently she spoke out on her Instagram about the rumors, made-up theories, and fake news regarding her body.
This pinned tweet on Lysol’s twitter went viral after the idea to inject or drink their products reached headlines after former President Trump suggested it. Lysol and other companies and citizens were concerned with the fake news and “covid cure” that they urged people to do proper research and not trust certain media suggestions pertaining to the Coronavirus unless verified by the CDC.
Snopes.com is one of the Internet’s best fact-checkers out there. The site debunks fake news stories everyday and browsing the website can be very insightful and surprising as the lead stories that are charting the mainstream media may be false, after all. Use Snopes.com to wake up!
Conclusively, our media obsessed world is as ever changing as it is often unreliable. It is the job of the consumer to be present, to second-guess, and to be cautious while scrolling, reading, and watching. Fake news can be debunked and the record can be set straight if it is wanted to be, fake news can be busted! Consuming raw, truthful content will make for a more real reality.
