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## Filtering and fake news

#### Fake News

*Had everyone in the country learned and used “crap detection” skills, would we be so affected by “fake news” and media manipulation, or would we end up in filter bubbles?*

The internet is flooded with fake news and media manipulation. Claire Wardle calls it an age of information disorder. I believe that if everyone in the country had learned and used "crap detection" skills we would likely end up in filter bubbles. *How Filter Bubbles Distort Reality*, describes filter bubbles as "the results of the algorithms that dictate what we encounter online". Filter bubbles would mean that everything we see online would be supported by our views and opinions. However, people would still be able to encounter fake news online and it might come in the form of fake news that support your opinions. This might be complicated because that would mean that you are more likely to believe things that support your opinions without looking deeper into them. People will believe what they want to believe so even if people learn and use crap detection skills, they will always be exposed to fake news and media manipulation and may believe many things they see online. It is important that people challenge their views and look at different opinions, filter bubbles wouldn't allow for that, and this could be just as harmful as media manipulation and fake news. It is almost like a cycle where people would learn these skills, end up in filter bubbles, and be fooled by fake news and media manipulation once again.

#### Filter Your Email