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poshrule_uk wrote:Moggy wrote:poshrule_uk wrote:Thanks, I found that before, really makes no sense how people can spout stuff that is so false
It’s a really easy way of convincing people, because people very rarely bother to check.
If I posted on Facebook “Did you know that Corbyn once voted for the UK to change the state religion to Islam?”, I guarantee that I would not only get likes, but would also convince a few people that it was true.
Look at how the “Lisbon treaty starts in 2020” bullshit is still being spread, it takes seconds to Google search and find out that it is bollocks, but people just believe what they see.
None of this surprises me but what does is I'm talking to a head of business and economics at a school!
Zellery wrote:Good post Lagamorph.
Turboman wrote:Lagomorph..... Is ..... Right
Press Association wrote:Lib Dem leader's 'fake news' warning after false 'squirrel abuse' story goes viral
Liberal Democrats leader Jo Swinson has warned the public to be wary of sharing misinformation after a story went viral that wrongly claimed she had abused squirrels.
Doctored images claiming to show an article on the Mirror’s website were shared thousands of times across Twitter and Facebook last week, including by a number of pro-Brexit and Brexit Party groups.
But Mirror executive editor Michael Greenwood tweeted today: “The Mirror website has never published a story about Jo Swinson and squirrels (until this one).”
The false story, written by non-existent journalist “Wurrance Telephene”, claimed the Lib Dem leader was blasted by animal rights charities after “harrowing footage” was found on a private Facebook account.
Speaking to LBC’s Iain Dale today, she said: “This sort of fake news is surprising to me, now that I am the leader of a party. This isn’t the only one, there has been various other fake news story. Sometimes using the byline of an established journalist.
“There was one that used Peter Walker’s name from the Guardian and he had to go online to debunk it and say he never wrote it.
“But they’re quite sophisticated in that people believe them.
“I do think it’s worrying because it has echoes of what we’ve seen in other elections. Particularly when you think about fake news and the technological possibility for deep fakes, where videos can be faked.
“I think it’s very difficult to prevent the spread.”
Researchers at First Draft, a non-profit group fighting misinformation, found that the false story was originally circulated among anonymous pro-Labour accounts, confined to a fairly small section of Twitter.
Press Association wrote:
The Sun has announced it is launching its trainee scheme for aspiring journalists "from all walks of life" to further diversify its team, with five spaces available to those without a degree qualification or prior training.
A further ten spaces are open to those who have already completed training with the National Council for the Training of Journalists, or equivalent.
It comes as The Sun's editor in chief Tony Gallagher has called for increased diversity in newsrooms to reflect the UK population.
The five trainees without prior experience will join a 40-week part time journalism course at News Associates, during which they will work in The Sun newsroom for three days a week.
The remaining ten will take part in a "journalism bootcamp" at News Associates followed by a placement with news agency SWNS at one of its UK offices. They will then get 12 months on-the-job training at The Sun.
All 15 trainees will receive a competitive salary and fully-funded training.
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