Labeling stories as “Fake News” has become a real problem

Why audiences have become numb to its traditional news media

Since the 2016 presidential campaign election trail between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had taken off, everything was in watchful eyes of the American people. From personal life, political careers, family and opinions, everything had a new interpretation. Of course, as a potential president of the nation, why shouldn’t there be some extra precautions on who is running? Only this becomes a problem when the criticized becomes the influencer — and that’s exactly what happened when Donald Trump introduced the term “Fake News.”

The continuation of President Donald Trump’s attack on traditional news media has no short ending on Twitter, as the 45th President of the United States has become famous for his exploitation and criticism on social media since being elected into office.

This has in fact become such a repeated issue that it’s almost become a quality of this presidency. Even in the center of a Trump impersonation, audiences around the world have embed the mentioning “fake news” as part of his personality.

This has become an issue for the media because it is a loaded statement. How can you combat an opinion when every piece of information you could present could be disproved by blanketing the term “fake news” over each glimpse of evidence? This video attempts to dismantle the “fake news” argument.

Tumblr is finally cracking down on fake news

When determining individually if a source is reliable, look into it’s supporting statements, documentation and ask yourself what the article is trying to prove. Journalistic standards are to present independent stories so the reader may have the information and knowledge to form their own opinion, the story should not do that for you. By familiarizing yourself with sources to fact-check and do your own research, you could save yourself the danger of blanketing false information to all information.