Essays on Fake News
Recently there have been several works related to fake news. Through this section, we summarize some of the existing research works about Fake News Detection in the field of Machine learning/deep learning. Since most of the work has been focusing on either the text, the response an article receives, or the users who source it....
Fake news are false stories with untrue or fake information which are spread on the internet, or using other media, in order to mislead people with lies or incomplete stories. Some people might call this false news, propaganda, disinformation, yellow journalism or conspiracy theories. Fake news may be new, but actually the only new thing...
Introduction The media is charged with the responsibility of ensuring it informs, educates as well as entertains members of the public (Attar, 111). However, the media is also responsible for doing the above things in a manner that is honest and credible. This means that all the news stories relayed through the media should be...
It’s the year 2016. A young girl living in New York City is on her way to the Javis Center. She walks with confidence; she is hopeful. Hopefully because this is the last time she will do this walk and the next time she walks home all the months of hard work, endless late nights...
The definition of fake news is “false stories that appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke” (Cambridge). It’s a tactic used by politicians, or voters, to further their success in political elections by making other candidates look bad. With the...
