Panel members: Sarah, Virginia, Juliet, Mykenzie
Hashtag: #fakenews
Twitter questions:
Q1: What kind of impact do you think fake news really have in the minds of voters?
Q2: As Pope Francis released a messaged on “fake news,” it stated that it is a “sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred.” Do you agree with the Pope? Why or why not?
Q3: Alex Cui said that in order to combat fake news more must be done than just alerting people, do you agree with this statement? If not what else do you propose could be done to combat fake news?
Readings:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/fake-news-history-long-violent-214535
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/24/world/pope-condemns-fake-news/index.html
Counter-technology:
Open Mind: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/366432-students-create-extension-to-help-counter-fake-news