Fake News
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
November 27, 2016 12:36pm CST
A good friend of mine on Facebook who is a doctor, a smart, educated woman.... but she was fooled by Facebook. She shared a post that was outrageous and I immediately fact checked it and it was an out-right lie. I sent her a PM and sent her the link and her post was gone in a minute.
No one wants to tell a lie on line.
From that day on I never shared another post without checking it first.
Fact Checking is easy and if you google “fact checking” you will see a lot of them listed. If you haven't used one give it a try, my favorite for years has been snoops.com but with all the trash being shared during the election they couldn't keep up so I tried a few more...Snopes is still my favorite but if they don't have the answer I look else ware.
People tend to believe what they see. With all the crazies out pushing their own idea of truth or making their lies look like truth, I don't believe much unless its attached to a truthful name like NBC, ABC, CBS. and a few more...
The election is over. Some still think Hillary will replace Trump...If only that could happen...
Did you fall for a fake news and share garbage thinking it was real? I'm pretty sure I did but hate to admit it.
No, Pope Francis didn't endorse Donald Trump. And no, Trump didn't beat Hillary Clinton in the popular vote. But how to tell what's real or fake?
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19 responses
@Ronrybs (19177)
• London, England
27 Nov 16
I don't believe anything on the net until I have seen it on another source. As they say on Discworld, a lie can be halfway around the world before the truth has got its boots on. While not deliberate lies, I think the principle is the same.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I agree, its too easy to spread rumors and untruth, so many (me included) have no idea if it's fake or real. @Ronrybs
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
@DeborahDiane when I was searching fake news there are website you can sign up with and they will pay you for your fake news...Just sitting there on a search page offering money for lies - there must be something wrong with that???
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
Not only scary but hopefully soon there will be a law.@DeborahDiane
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
Fact checking is so important. I am so concerned about the established journals losing readers and people convincing themselves they are getting the "real" news by doing their own "research" online. Though each news outlet may have some bias, they hire real journalists who have training on how to cover a story. I hate to see them losing readers.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Nov 16
@paigea - Yes, people are writing whatever they want, whether it is true or not. Because of the internet, they can find sites where they can publish anything. It actually horrifies me, because the standards have become so low.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Nov 16
@paigea - I agree completely that fake news is causing real journals to lose readers. It also causes people to buy dangerous products, can manipulate the stock market, affect elections and do a lot of other harm.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
@DeborahDiane I find it very concerning. In Alberta we had a big controversy when the Legislature did not allow a right wing journalist into the press box. He has no journalism training and in the end had to be allowed in; he has published a paper in the past and now has an online news site. I find it disturbing that any one can declare themself a journalist.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
I saw lots of Fake news about Hillary and Trump on Facebook. Facebook is now trying to stop fake news. I reported two yesterday. @skysnap
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
It hard because even the good ones tend to push us to one side or the other.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Nov 16
@Madshadi - You are smart to only use reputable sources and then to still maintain a healthy amount of skepticism about what you read.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I have become so jaded I find any news report is suspect.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Nov 16
@Morleyhunt - Feeling that any news is suspect is better than being so gullible you believe everything you read!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 Nov 16
Its so important to fact check it if its important to you. I trust the ABC Nightly news and just hope they are truthful. @Morleyhunt I do not trust the news on Facebook - most of it is fake...but they are working to stop fake news.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
27 Nov 16
I like to check out stories to see if they are in deed true but I am sure I have fallen for some false stories.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
I know I shared a couple of posts on FB that weren't true so I removed them and told my followers it was Fake News. @Happy2BeMe
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Nov 16
@Happy2BeMe - I am sure we have all fallen for fake stories on the internet.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
@PainsOnSlate I try not to share too much on FB for that reason but yes I think it is great that you let them know once you find out it is fake.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
22 Dec 16
I do share news if I know its real. I'm actually going to do a discussion here on a video I just saw on FB later today. My reason for going to FB to begin with was to stay in touch with my children who all live away from our town. I also used the messenger to send messages to them and we can have a free conversation. Now we are all Apple people and I don't need FB but I'm hooked..
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Nov 16
I always go by the old saying: Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see. Snopes.com is indeed the best place to check when reading something online for the first time. I had someone tell me some pretty far fetched news that she read on the internet and believed it to be true. I pointed out to her that she shouldn't believe all she reads on the internet. There was no changing her mind. She spends hours reading this garbage.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Nov 16
@PainsOnSlate sometimes I shake my head in disbelief so hard that I think my head will roll off!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
29 Nov 16
Sadly lots of people believe if its on the news or on the internet its true. During the Obama Election I was visiting my brother and his wife, they watched nothing but Fox, I had never watched (and never will) it before and couldn't imagine believing that crap. I went to my brother's computer and proved what they were saying was crap but no, I was wrong and Fox was telling the truth to them...
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
27 Nov 16
I don't really go on Facebook much anymore because of things like that..
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
4 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate Yes I enjoy staying connected.. but I get tired of seeing some of the ridiculous posts!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Dec 16
I only have a few friends , the other are all relatives, its a way to stay in touch with my family - all of them live far away from me...I joined to stay connected to my children and it grew to other family and good friends.
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate I have done that before and you are right, it really is interesting.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
its easy, check out Snopes.com, its very interesting.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Feb 17
There is a lot of fake news out there, even now I see something so crazy it can't be true... When in doubt, ask Snopes.com
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Nov 16
i'm glad yer friend took such down. e'en those which appear to be real sometimes aint 's those folks seem to get wilier e'ery danged day. sadly such jest aint been kept to politics, but run the gamut, with most jest passin' the garbage 'long.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
3 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate one'd think if'n more folks focused'n the positive such'd 've an e'en bigger impact :(
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
1 Dec 16
Most of what I'm seeing now is trash - everyone is trashing Trump. That doesn't bother me because I think he's an idiot but I hate to see all the garbage and most believe it all...
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Nov 16
I just avoid all the news altogether, and that way I don't have to determine if it is real or fake! lol
...now if it were only that easy! Unfortunately, we're surrounded by news no matter which way we turn. I will usually try to fact-check on sites like scopes.com before I accept a story as factual.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate That's one of the things I love about camping so much...disconnecting from the outside world! it's a great chance to unwind and recharge the batteries!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Dec 16
I agree @moffittjc When we do a grocery run we do pick up the local weekly paper but there is not much national news in it, its mostly all local...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Dec 16
I read a lot that I just know it can't be true but if I am going to share it with the world, I do fact check. It would be a crazy week if all the news stopped...we would be so curious about what is going on in the world. Can't imagine anymore not having news on our fingertips. While camping we are out of touch but if horrible weather is coming the rangers walk the camp and lets people know - but never "news" unless we ask...
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
4 Dec 16
That is what is happening on FB, its full of junk now...
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@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate Our local town's FB page had a post asking for help finding a dog and a litter of pups. The person was 'sharing' it. But apparently the theft had happened somewhere in America two years ago. Why don't they check this stuff before sending it on?
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
I agree and I disliked Trump enough to believe a lot that was being said, now I fact check what is important to me but I don't bother reading about Trump because I think he is going to be a lousy president....Maybe in 4 years I will have to eat my words, but I truly doubt it..
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
I saw that yesterday and reported a couple of fake news stories. So glad they are doing that.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
7 Dec 16
I like the night news with ABC, FOX has been lying through their teeth since they started. I banned them from my TV when Obama was running...this year I never saw one of their lies...thankfully. But I was surprised to see most news people twist their news, very disappointing. I don't watch the Daily Show but I've seen some great videos on FB from them.
