WHAT IS FAKE NEWS ?

« fake » = pretend = counterfeit
=> faire semblant

=> prétendre / apparaître comme vrai

→adjective

‘Bullshit’ that’s what it is !

What the fake.ch

WTR- what to remember

1. “Fake News is based on a part of truth to lure the attention and trust of the public and add an element invented to manipulate.”
2. Some information seems too absurd to be true. They challenge our worldview.
3. Images and videos manipulation: look for several sources. ‘Googelise’ the images and the names of the journalists.
4. “When we visit articles online, we have the tendency to interact with people who have the same beliefs as us. It is probable that the algorithms of the social networks and search engines offer us similar It is called filter bubble or echo chamber.”
5. “On a traditional media website, a piece of information can be false, but it is a mistake. Journalists can make mistakes and it is not intentional and they correct it while they are at it”.
6. To create a fake news we use journalistic techniques with the objective of deceiving the public: usurpation of classic media names and graphics.