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On the [[Internet]], '''fake news sites''' publish [[hoaxes]] and [[misinformation]] to drive [[web traffic]], primarily from [[social media]] sharing. These sites are distinguished from [[news satire]] because they do not intend to be humorous, but to mislead readers and profit from readers believing the stories to be true.<ref name="snopes">{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/2016/01/14/fake-news-sites/|publisher=snopes.com|title=Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors : snopes.com|accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref> |
On the [[Internet]], '''fake news sites''' publish [[hoaxes]] and [[misinformation]] to drive [[web traffic]], primarily from [[social media]] sharing. These sites are distinguished from [[news satire]] because they do not intend to be humorous, but to mislead readers and profit from readers believing the stories to be true.<ref name="snopes">{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/2016/01/14/fake-news-sites/|publisher=snopes.com|title=Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors : snopes.com|accessdate=2016-11-15}}</ref> |
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Prominent among fake news sites include false [[propaganda]] created by individuals in the countries of [[Macedonia]] and [[Russia]].<ref name=bengilbert>{{citation|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=16 November 2016|date=15 November 2016|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-users-crowdsource-fake-news-document-2016-11|title=Fed up with fake news, Facebook users are solving the problem with a simple list|author=Ben Gilbert}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:17, 16 November 2016
On the Internet, fake news sites publish hoaxes and misinformation to drive web traffic, primarily from social media sharing. These sites are distinguished from news satire because they do not intend to be humorous, but to mislead readers and profit from readers believing the stories to be true.[1]
Prominent among fake news sites include false propaganda created by individuals in the countries of Macedonia and Russia.[2]
References
- ^ "Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors : snopes.com". snopes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ Ben Gilbert (15 November 2016), "Fed up with fake news, Facebook users are solving the problem with a simple list", Business Insider, retrieved 16 November 2016
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