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How do we explain the difference between fake news and facts?

How do we explain the difference between fake news and facts? It has become more and more difficult to discriminate between accurate information and disinformation due to the epidemic and political division. Rosalind Tedford and Hu Womack, two Wake Forest University librarians, are authorities on how misinformation is used and consumed and how it affects the globe.

It is crucial to comprehend why misinformation is such a powerful tool, how to act when we come across it, and how to avoid it as much as possible, according to Tedford, as we consider the growth of misinformation and the effects it has on our lives, our relationships, and our democracy.

Because our brains adopt shortcuts while making decisions, misinformation and disinformation are powerful tools for guiding us in the incorrect direction.

“Things like confirmation bias (believing things more when they agree with what we want to be true or what we already believe), the illusion of explanatory depth (we think we understand complex things better than we actually do), and choice-supportive bias (once we have ‘paid’ for something we are more likely to rate it as positive even when faced with evidence that it was a bad choice) all play into why we believe things that aren’t true and why it’s so difficult to get people to believe things

Pause before telling others a fantastic story. The following advice and resources are provided by Tedford and Womack on how to be discerning and cautious information consumers.

Fake news is the deliberate spread of misinformation, be it via the traditional news media or via social media, with the intent to mislead in order to gain financially or politically. It often employs eye-catching headlines or
fabricated news stories in order to increase readership and, in the case of internet-based stories, online sharing. Profit relies on advertising regardless of the truth of the published stories. Anonymously hosted fake news websites lacking known publishers have also been implicated because they make it difficult to prosecute sources of fake news.

5 ways to spot fake news?

What strategies use to distinguish between fake and factual information on the internet?

1. Check the Source if it is incredible or not
2. Search for Other Sources to verify
3. Investigate the Article
4. Visit Fact Checking Websites
5. When in Doubt, Stay Away.

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