Nowadays, as the technologies are much more advanced and more people are more educated, computers are very common and people are more skillful in coding stuff. I believe this is the reason they can create fake news, and spread it around in one of the more power things in the world which is internet.
Here I got one example which had spread around half a year before. It's about Facebook will be shut down next year, due to Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg's stress while managing the website.
Here's the link for the news.
When I saw this, I really got shocked, since I believe Facebook is very powerful and I think it won't be gone in at least 10 years. Then after I search the news in google, I just realise it is a fake news.
Some people already claim that it's just a hoax in here, here, here, and here.
After that incident, every news I saw in Facebook, no matter the source is believable or not, I'll go google and see whether there is the same news reported in other popular websites or not. If all trustable websites report the same news, then only I believe it.
When I got the news that facebook is going to shut down, I didn't believe it at all.
ReplyDeleteLogical thinking: Who will be dumb enough to give up a chance to be a billionaire? Facebook now have billions of users throughout the world. Even though Mark Zuckerberg was really stress and willing to give up Facebook, I bet loads of people out there are waiting to buy over Facebook.
Thus I concluded that the news was merely a rumour, Facebook will not shut down if there is no competitors around.
You are right, not only fake news are spread through facabook, many people with bad intention are using facebook for their scam. For example, In Canada, a phoney modelling scout used Facebook to solicit provocative pictures from young girls. Some girls were deceived and sent their photos in underwear to the so-called 'modelling agency'. Now they are living in fear, worry where do their photos go.
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This girls are normally young teenager who don't really know the trick of adults. They just believe everything they read through facebook. It is very dangerous trend.
i agree...I also saw that news that Facebook was going to close down, but I could guess it was fake because even if Mark doesn't want to run Facebook anymore, other people will take over in his place.
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