The History of βFake Newsβ (Part 2)
In the week that President Trump announced his βfake newsβ awards, we ask deeper questions about the world of online misinformation.
President Donald Trump recently handed out his βfake newsβ awards - they went to mainstream organisations who messed up and pundits whose predictions were off, with a special prize for people reporting on very real investigations into the presidentβs ties to Russia.
Itβs all a distraction, but has the term βfake newsβ outlived its usefulness?
In this weekβs ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending we find out what can be done about social media misinformation - and what impact it has around the world.
Mike Wendling is joined by a panel of experts from Buzzfeed, the Poynter Institute, and First Draft News - people whoβve been studying the phenomenon of viral falsehoods since well before most journalists and politicians were obsessed by it.
Producer: Will Yates
Studio manager: Neil Churchill
Photo credit: Getty Images
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