The recent presidential election created a new form of media, “Fake News”. Fake news is information that has been manipulated by a writer to create a story that draws an audience. Fake news sounds true and the place where it is published looks like a real news page, but it is all created to make money or create chaos. In the article “fake news author is fired: apologizes to those disappointed by his actions.” “While the initial motivation behind launching a fake news site was financially-based, the lesson I learned from the experience is far more important – and it’s one that can’t be covered in a tweet or even a NYT article,” Harris was the author of a fake news author news article “BREAKING: ‘Tens of thousands’ of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse,”
In the article the author uses numbers and statistics to induce the reader to look closely at the news for validity. when the author says “Harris is a 23-year-old” could influence older people to think that younger people cant be relied on to make accurate news. “Tens of thousands’ of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse” was an impetus for the article to be “eventually shared with 6 million people.” Harris’ use of such large numbers caused people to believe the news. Harris also said used the phrase “large-scale changes are occurring in america,” makes the reader weary of “fake” news
“There are large-scale changes occurring in America
“eventually shared with 6 million people.”
Charlotte Observer article “Fake news author is fired; apologizes to those ‘disappointed’ by his actions”
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article127391619.html
Politifacts: 2016 Lie of the year: Fake News
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/13/2016-lie-year-fake-news/