Tactics incorporated in News
Information that is often exaggerated, either false or not, and spread for the purpose of benefiting or promoting a specific individual or cause.
Propaganda.
A bunch of teens in a small town in _________ made thousands of dollars sending fake news out on the 'net. Scholars have stated that these teens may have affected the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election.
Macedonia - This is a TRUE story.
This term, means withholding all or some of the news from the potential readers, in order to get readers.
Clickbait.
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There should be a “contact us” section include in most news sites, i.e. an email address that matches the domain (not a Gmail or Yahoo email address)
TRUE.
Newspapers and other communication media that openly supports a political party and whose news follows the party line.
Partisan press/journalism.
FactCheck.org, Snopes.com, and PolitiFact.com are examples of....
Credible fact checking sites to consult when determining if a source or article are credible.
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These social media networks have created applications aimed a debunking fake news stories before they are posted.
Facebook and Twitter.
A Buddhist Monk Charged With Stashing 4 Million Meth Pills in Monastery
What is REAL News. An anti-drug task force found 400,000 pills in the monk's car. A subsequent search of his monastery turned up 4.2 million pills — worth upwards of $4 million in street value — along with a grenade and ammunition.
The most widely read newspaper in Spain is _______.
El Pais