Showing posts with label legislation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label legislation. Show all posts

Friday, June 27, 2025

Fake news on the rise

Every minute a sucker is born (PT Barnaum). Let us not be one

More and more people are being fooled by fake news.   This is due to the many soc media platform, many vloggers and lack of fact checking.   I often have been lured to click (click bait) by a controversial cover or title only to find out that the the content has no connection with the headline.  

So you have no way of checking the video to be true or not.   Is legislation the answer.?  Or the platform must check the content being published.  

While fake news per se is not a scam yet (because no one has been gypped of money yet) it is important to note that policies and peeople reaction can change because of fake news.  Or eventually buy the product that is non existent.  

The two warring parties that of the Pres and past presidents have scored most on fake news