If you can’t avoid fake news you need to learn how to deal with it
Fake news is everywhere. The true secret to dealing with it is learning how to understand and limit its effects.
by: E.B. Johnson
Fake news is everywhere these days, and it’s quickly becoming a problem which is both far-reaching and toxic. Every aspect of our day-to-day lives has become permeated by this intentionally misleading information — from social conversations we have, to the political ones — and it’s even beginning to take a toll on our health and the way we live and work and breath. As fake news grows stronger and more advanced (see “deep fakes”) it has become more important than ever that we learn how to spot the difference between the truth and a lie.
Limiting the effects of fake news on our daily lives is a commitment that has to be made every single day. It comes alongside that knowledge that it’s your civic duty — as a functioning member of society — to put in the work it takes to boost the knowledge that you need to make good decisions. By defining fake news and realizing how it can both limit and destroy our lives, we can make better decisions and become more familiar with our own ultimate truths. Fake news is only as powerful as we make it, but it will never be as powerful as truth and…
