Fake News Phenomenon

[Katie]

I've been kind of fascinated by the fake news stuff that has come to light through this election cycle and how it affects how people make decisions and think about the world.

I didn't know if this was the right section for it, but I decided to make this thread after reading this story:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...iracy-theories

There have literally been hundreds of these types of stories where people prefer to believe fake clickbait type "news" instead of fact checking. Simply because it fits their narrative.

Here's a story about a guy who makes fake news and why he does it:

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechc...in-the-suburbs

So, if this is going to be an ongoing thing, and people now seem to get most of their news from Facebook and twitter, how do you combat all the misinformation that is out there...or how do you break the internet echo chamber?

I thought this might be a neat discussion to have.