Fake: what is it, how to distinguish from the truth

Fake is deliberately false news (disinformation, "stuffing"), launched by the author for the sake of entertainment, or for the sake of achieving some result. In politics, fake helps eliminate a competitor by negatively affecting a candidate's electorate. Comedians launch fake news for fun. Businessmen use partially false information to attract a buyer.

Fake: how to distinguish from the truth

About 97% of false news is easy to identify using a Google search engine (Yandex or Yahoo). A part of the text (the first sentence) is highlighted, and is driven into the search bar of the browser. For the convenience of sorting the results, you can write the word "fake" or "false" after a space after the phrase. After examining the first 3-5 results, the conclusion is made.

 

 

Authors of fake news are aware of verification technologies, so they can veil the news in the text itself. It’s a bit more complicated here. The most “bright” sentence is found - bearing the semantic load of the entire text, and again, it is inserted into the search engine.

Fake pictures

Google will also help with the drawings. The start page of the search engine starts. In the upper right corner there is a button “Pictures”, which must be clicked. The search window will be updated - the logo of the camera will appear, when you click on it, the program will offer 2 options for solving the problem. If there is a link to the photo - indicate. No, select "upload file" (previously saved) and specify the path to it. Descriptions of the search results will allow you to conclude - is it a fake, or true information.

 

 

Be vigilant on the Internet and do not believe everything that is written. Especially on social networks. You see, negative news affects the mood. A person wants to rest and relax, but the opposite is happening - overwork and fatigue.