Fake News Writer: A Reflection (based on getbadnews.com)

In our modern and advanced time now, many things have changed. The changes that occurred are very evident in lifestyle. We now use more different types of technology and social media. In our studies, we use the internet to our homework, projects, and many other thing we are tasked to do. That is why it is important to distinguish the legitimate information over the fake ones.

Creating fake news damages anyone who can see or hear it. It is very easy to create, you can create one within seconds and yet it can severely cause damage that will take years or even worse, never be fixed.

Spreading the hoax information is as severe as making one yourself. Making the wrong information reach the people that follows you should not happen. That is why it is important to know if the news or information you are sharing or reading is a legitimate one.

This activity from the site getbadnews.com helped me to further understand the gravity of the effects of Fake News to people, especially to the ones that does not observe and thing well before sharing or believing something like the news. It also made me experience the guilt of making people believe false things. It made me feel so guilty that I will never spread and believe fake news. it made me a more observant person on the internet especially on social media.

From now on I will share information and ways to make alleviate the fake news from our lives. Because differentiate real and fake news. I will do my best to check every signs of fake news to avoid all of them. By checking the source of information you will be able to spot fake news easily.

Being careful of what we put in our mind is very important. That is why spreading rumors or misinformation should not be done or even entertained in our life.

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