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Fake news and media licensing: a slippery slope

February 11, 2020 no comments

One of the only good things to have come of the Trump presidency has been the creation of the term ‘fake news’. While Trump and his administration have used the fake news card to dismiss any and all ...

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Fake News Edition: Introduction

April 3, 2018 no comments

*Disclaimer: This article is from The Brock Press’ 2018 satire publication, which followed the theme of ‘fake news’ meant to bring humour to our readers. All quotes are attributed to made up ch...

Why are we so easily mislead by fake news?

March 20, 2018 no comments

It’s official: lies spread faster than the truth. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology just published a study confirming it. The study, which took data from over 120,000 stories, from around thr...

Fake News: How to figure out if what you’re reading is real

January 24, 2017 no comments

Whether you believe that fake news had an impact on the results of the US presidential election or not, there’s no denying that the subject is running rampant on social media. Mark Zuckerberg...