Name: Why it’s so easy to fall for fake news and how to spot it
Uploaded: 2019-10-11T20:05:29.000Z
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Canada's most persistent  piece of fake news.

It comes from a  2004 letter to the editor

It says refugees in Canada  receive more money

from the government  than retired citizens.

In fact, a retired Canadian is eligible for about double

But you can still find the  falsehood circulating online,

even though The Star  and the Canadian government

is not wanted for terrorism  in 15 countries.

who asked to take  pork off school menus.

And this website that looks  like a local Quebec news site,

it's actually an  advertising revenue scheme

First, let's get clear about the definition.

This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration,

Vassy: Fake news has been used  to describe everything from

political spin to pranks to  conspiracy theories,

even to media outlets  politicians don't like.

I like real news, not fake news. You're fake news.

That's why researchers say we should stop using those words,

They define disinformation as  the deliberate creation

or sharing of false information  to mislead people.

Misinformation is the act of  sharing information

Whether it's a headline designed to sway opinions,

make money, or it's simply just misconstrued,

sharing this stuff can have real consequences.

encouraged Haitian asylum  seekers to try and cross

Canada had invited all Haitian  nationals in the U.S.

Researchers say there  are a ton of reasons

Some are just sharing  stuff that they agree with.

Others just don't know what  they're sharing is false.

Gordon: I do research on human reasoning/decision making.

I research, essentially, the science of human study.

Vassy: Gordon Pennycook says  social media platforms

prime people to be,  quote, "lazy thinkers".

Gordon: Mostly, it's just,  you know, pictures of dogs

And you might come across a news article,

but you're not really in the sort of mode

that you ought to be in when you're engaging with --

Vassy: Among other things, his  research looked at the effect

Gordon: We basically showed  people fake news headlines

in the format that they would be on social media,

and what we showed is that a single prior exposure

regardless of whether the person remembers having seen it before.

Now consider the convincing nature of a video clip.

Check out this moment between  Prime Minister Trudeau

and Brazil's President   Bolsonaro at the G20.

"awkward and pathetic  Trudeau being snubbed

Global News tried to  clarify the disinformation

by tweeting a longer  version of the video showing

But you'll notice that  the correct information

didn't spread as far  as the disinformation.

Ultimately, it's calibrated for engagement

so that, um, the more people are enraged and engaged,

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