Breaking news moves fast online, and it can be difficult to tell what's real and what's purposefully misleading or fake. Here's how to sort through it all.
Anyone with an internet connection can watch breaking news unfold in real time, or at least some version of it. Across social media, posts can fly up faster than most fact-checkers and moderators can handle, and they’re often an unpredictable mix of true, fake, out of context and straight propaganda.Pope in an expensive looking
Not all misinformation is serious. Some is just created for fun or to troll people, so be as skeptical of silly stories as serious ones.Do not hit that share button. Social media is built for things to go viral, for users to quickly share before they’re even done reading the words they’re amplifying. No matter how devastating, enlightening or enraging a TikTok, social media post or YouTube video is, you must wait before passing it on to your own network.
Zoom in on any inanimate objects in the image to see if they feel off. Focus on items in an image like eyeglasses, fences or bicycles and see if they have any tell-tale flaws. Check if the images are overly glossy or artistic-looking. Some AI-generated images of real people appear garishly stylized or depict people with plastic-looking faces.
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