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Fake news: What it is, and how to spot it

Mar 6, 2019

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Emma Charlton

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The growing influence of social media.

The growing influence of social media. Image: Pew Research Center

Traditional media is struggling in the internet age.

Traditional media is struggling in the internet age. Image: Digital News Sources, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

You’re the detective now.

You’re the detective now. Image: IFLA

Truth or post-truth?

Truth or post-truth? Image: Oxford Dictionaries

Fake news starts to trend.

Fake news starts to trend. Image: Google Trends

Who do you trust?

Who do you trust? Image: Brookings, Gallup, “Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low”

Have you read?

Web of risk: how misinformation ties into other threats Image: Global Risks Report 2013

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