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People fall for fake news when they get their news from very few or only one source. The more and varied sources for news that are used, the less likelihood of
by simonblack 3y ago
People fall for fake news when they get their news from very few or only one source.
The more and varied sources for news that are used, the less likelihood of people falling for fake news.
If you look at US-based news sources only, you will receive only US-biased news. If you look at Chinese-based news sources only, you will receive only Chinese-biased news. The same thing applies for news sources from Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Russia and India.
By sourcing news from world-wide sources, you will get a much broader set of news stories. Many of those stories will cancel out most biases, leaving a kernel of information that is more unbiased than not.
However, most people refuse to look for views that might differ from their own.