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Separating real and fake news online
Just because people are talking about something online doesn’t mean that something exists. Especially if it’s something really stupid you would like to believe about stupid people. The Tide Pod challenge was largely a figment of people’s imagination. But Tide … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising on toxic web sites, fact checking, fake congressman, fake news, NyQuill Chicken, online news, Paddington Bear, Silent Hill
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If your mother says she loves you, check it out…
Updated 1/18/13 I was sitting in the dental chair yesterday afternoon, waiting for the dentist to come fix my chipped tooth when I came across a tweet pointing me to the Deadspin story about Manti Te’O’s fake/made up/fraudulent (choose your … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14
Tagged ethics, fact checking, Hoaxes, Manti Te'O
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