“… The risks associated with the spread of decontexualized videos and images represents arguments for all to take greater responsibility for which media we choose to circulate, to avoid posting information that hasn’t been vetted carefully…”
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Over the years, fake news has become more prevalent, from sources like The Onion which is just for fun to things like Deep Fakes. Deep Fakes are fake videos made to look like someone (usually of importance) is saying something when in fact its someone else using technology to morph into that person. The video above gives you a better idea of what a deep fake is.
Fake news is so big because with social media it can “spread like wildfire” or at least be seen on a huge level. Business insider released 10 of the most viewed fake news stories of 2019 which were viewed thousands to over a hundred thousands of times.
With Deep Fakes, the videos look much more real than a fake news article while it is still fake news. The technology make it harder to be able to tell if its real fooling tons of readers, but its not because they’re not smart, the tech is just smarter. Of course, it always comes out that something is fake or a hoax, it may just take more vetting than usual.
The Onion on the other hand, is made for comedy/ entertainment purposes. When someone see’s an article from The Onion they know its just a joke.
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