92: Buzzwords Busted: Fake News

2020-08-24

"Fake news" has been a popular term over the past 4 years. But, is how it's being used actually what it means? In today's episode, we discuss: What fake news is; Who creates fake news; How does fake news spread; and what you can do to protect yourself from fake news. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter; you'll get our latest podcast episode, our newest blog article, and discover everything we've been reading, listening to, and watching that week! Find out more about us at successinblackandwhite.com

"Fake news" has been a popular term over the past 4 years. But, is how it's being used actually what it means? In today's episode, we discuss:

What fake news is;
Who creates fake news;
How does fake news spread;
and what you can do to protect yourself from fake news.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter; you'll get our latest podcast episode, our newest blog article, and discover everything we've been reading, listening to, and watching that week!

Find out more about us at successinblackandwhite.com

Resources we used for this episode:

https://www.journalism.org/2019/06/05/many-americans-say-made-up-news-is-a-critical-problem-that-needs-to-be-fixed/

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/fake-news-republicans-democrats/591211/

https://www.cits.ucsb.edu/fake-news/brief-history

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/how-macedonia-became-a-global-hub-for-pro-trump-misinfo#.wvx77DzqP

https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs

https://www.cits.ucsb.edu/fake-news/spread

https://www.cits.ucsb.edu/fake-news/what-can-i-do

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