Third Hour Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Much has recently been made about the phenomenon of "fake news." And while it has now infiltrated political news, Mormons have been dealing with fake news for much longer. While Facebook offers new ways for fake news to proliferate like never before, fake news has circulated through email chains, home teaching visits, and sacrament meeting talks for many years. Here are Mormon Hub's four ways to check if news, particularly LDS-related news, is trustworthy. Look at the Context When you see a piece of news online, you're going to want to look at the context of that article to get a good idea for how reliable it is. 1. Do a simple Google search with keywords from the story. If the story is only found on one site, that's one sign it isn't legitimate. Now, being the first news outlet to break a story is a sign of a good news operation, so that by itself isn't enough to say the story isn't legitimate, but it's a start. 2. Does the website have an... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Step 1) Note that it's on facebook? Vort 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) Here is relevant some snark you should post when appropriate: : Edited December 17, 2016 by NeuroTypical zil and Vort 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I don't read the content. I have to re-post it to find out what's in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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