Sentences with phrase «phenomenon of fake news»

The communication lecturer bemoaned the growing phenomenon of fake news in the system and called for a concerted effort to fight the menace.

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The phenomenon raises uncomfortable legal questions for Facebook, the venue of choice for fake - news purveyors.

He has twisted the all - too - real phenomena of «fake news» into an attack on journalists struggling to discern truth.

«The most high profile of these issues is the phenomenon of «fake news,» where content on the web has contributed to the spread of blatantly misleading, low quality, offensive or downright false information.»

Churches across the country have been encouraged to set aside time in their services to pray for journalists, amid the growing phenomena of so - called fake news.

Even though he acknowledges fake news is an age - long phenomenon, he admits the advent of social media escalated the issue.

Trump's unpredictability and his fueling of distrust of his opponents led to a growth in fake news that was supportive of him which now flames a cycle of de-legitimizing the established press making the term fake news essentially meaningless and more of a stick to beat the mainstream press with than a phenomenon in itself.

Shaelynn Fransworth believes the phenomenon provides «teachable moments for educators across the globe,» and especially the important conversations in which students «understand the value of fake news in the age of information.»

It is apparent that the government is sufficiently concerned with this phenomenon to set up a Select Committee (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) to explore the concept of «fake news» and the potential impact it is having on the public understanding of the world,» expands Luke.

And before the rise of the fake news phenomenon in the US during the last election cycle, these platforms had also been instrumental in spreading spurious information to influence Indian voters.

Facebook has been hit with the brunt of the blame for the fake news phenomenon, though it's fighting back against misinformation with outside fact checkers and more features.

The committee announced earlier this year it was setting up an inquiry into the phenomenon of «fake news.»