The World is now facing a Pandemic virus, the Corona virus that has been causing chaos in our lives, and unfortunately is taking many’s lives. In an article entitled China is taking pleasure in US mishandling of coronavirus, the news listed is fake on many levels and misleading to someone unaware of the credibility of the news. I believe this news is a misinformation, as the author might be convinced that it is true news based on assumptions, however, the information is fake as it doesn’t have any valid proof in the article. No one was cited in the article that proves the point made in the headlines, rather it is clear that the news listed is an interpretation of a few lines spoken by the Chinese government.
In order to avoid fake news, our society needs to adopt a new type of a news sharing system by supervising online articles sharing news with the help of critical media, which can be achieved with the help of media organizations following rules and policies when sharing the news. Policies could include media supervision on different platforms, as well as the inability to post an article without credible sources.
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