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MCO 427: Misinformation and Society
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Don’t Get Fooled: Spotting Misinformation Online
Misinformation and Creativity! This topic is extremely powerful in today’s society because social media is a major way to receive information. False or misleading media spreads rapidly through the internet when people interact with the post, typically within seconds. Most of the time the information is shockingly not true because of how believable it comes…
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Attempts to Curb Misinformation on Social Media
Blog Assignment #4 Daily users of social media platforms do not realize how much false media they spread unintentionally. But is it really their fault? Do these platforms have policies or processes in place to curb this misinformation? In this post, I will be researching Instagram’s and YouTube’s process of eliminating misinformation and/or false posts.…
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Claim Analysis
Blog Assignment #3 I am sure you have seen an abundance of questionable media headlines circulating through every platform of social media recently. It is inevitable to never see these types of claims in the media ever again. But in this post, I will show you a method to stop the spread of misleading claims…