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    The document discusses the issue of fake news during elections. It notes that politicians target young voters who are more vulnerable to misinformation on social media. It warns that disinformation has become an industry used for both political and economic purposes. It also highlights how fake accounts on social media are used to mislead people and potentially influence their voting decisions. The key message is that as voters, particularly new voters, it is important to be educated on identifying fake news and making voting decisions based on facts rather than social media comments.

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    The document discusses the issue of fake news during elections. It notes that politicians target young voters who are more vulnerable to misinformation on social media. It warns that disinformation has become an industry used for both political and economic purposes. It also highlights how fake accounts on social media are used to mislead people and potentially influence their voting decisions. The key message is that as voters, particularly new voters, it is important to be educated on identifying fake news and making voting decisions based on facts rather than social media comments.

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    The document discusses the issue of fake news during elections. It notes that politicians target young voters who are more vulnerable to misinformation on social media. It warns that disinformation has become an industry used for both political and economic purposes. It also highlights how fake accounts on social media are used to mislead people and potentially influence their voting decisions. The key message is that as voters, particularly new voters, it is important to be educated on identifying fake news and making voting decisions based on facts rather than social media comments.

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    The document discusses the issue of fake news during elections. It notes that politicians target young voters who are more vulnerable to misinformation on social media. It warns that disinformation has become an industry used for both political and economic purposes. It also highlights how fake accounts on social media are used to mislead people and potentially influence their voting decisions. The key message is that as voters, particularly new voters, it is important to be educated on identifying fake news and making voting decisions based on facts rather than social media comments.

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    Erin Daena V.

    Garcia November 27, 2018


    HIST1-W2 Sir Jeffrey Ligero

    “FAKE NEWS DURING ELECTIONS”

    We all know that election is coming soon and that people will vote for who they want

    regardless of the agenda of the person who is running for a position. I think that the talk was made

    so that they can educate us about who the right person to vote for and to be careful on believing

    certain news that is posted online because most of them are fake. The politicians are targeting the

    youth because they know that we don’t have that much information when it comes to them and to

    voting. They think that we are so vulnerable and easy to fool because we are young but they are

    wrong. There are teachers and parents who educate us so that we can prevent being fooled by posts

    on facebook and the fake news that is spreading through social media. The speaker pointed out so

    many things that are important and the one thing that I can’t forget is that disinformation is an

    industry and it is not only political but it is also economic. We are dealing with so many things

    that leads us to a different path. A path where people and youth are being fooled because of the

    wrong information that is being fed to them by social media. When the speaker asked us whether

    we read the news from our phones or from the newspaper many of us said that we read it from our

    phones. It is quite sad because the value of knowing what is true is slowly coming to an end because

    social media is a very powerful platform that promotes misleading news. Votes today are being

    sold by politicians and they are targeting the poor because they know that the poor people can be

    easily blinded by their money. They are finding the weak links of the chains and when they do

    they are going to get it and use it for their own advantage. There are also examples from social

    media wherein people use fake accounts so that they can mislead other people and maybe change
    their opinions about the person that they are going to vote. Social media is not separable from the

    problem of fake news. Social media is the necessary distribution mechanism for viral deception

    and massive disinformation. When you post something that is wrong in social media and does not

    go viral well it’s kind of okay because only a few people will be able to see your post and maybe

    criticize it. When your post goes viral and the content of your post is really wrong and it is a kind

    of disinformation then it all goes wrong. It is going to cause chaos for people because it is like

    playing their minds and they don’t know whether to believe in it or not. As a new voter the talk

    was very informative and it helped me know what other people can do just so they can mislead

    you. There are also challenges to new voters because they are treated like a delicate and fragile

    thing that can be easily manipulated by others. Other people are telling us fake news but they don’t

    even know that it is fake. There is a huge difference between being genuinely mistaken and lying.

    People who are being fooled by others can be genuinely mistaken when it comes to spreading news

    but people who intended to lie are the ones who is really spreading this fake news so that they can

    change the minds of the majority of the people. They are using the social media as a platform for

    their fake news because they know that it can spread like wild fire and the effects can be pretty

    bad. The point here is to be educated on how to prevent being fooled by other people and to take

    a stand on your own beliefs and opinions. You know who to vote for and you don’t need the

    comments of people on facebook just so you know that your decision is right. If a person wants a

    reliable source, then they should buy a newspaper where all the facts that you need to know are

    there. We became so dependent on our phones and our social media that we forget that we have

    the truth standing right in front of us. We are just one newspaper away from reality and we don’t

    even see that because we are so focused on believing in what the social media has to offer.

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