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The race of human being has witnessed potential and drastic changes in the recent decade. With the surge of technological advancement, several adversities surfaced. Fake news is one of the detrimental adversities which are an explicit manifestation of technological advancement. A wide range of researches has proved the adverse consequences of fake news in society. Primarily, the purpose of fake news is to destroy the credibility, truth and the prospects of an individual, institute or other entities. Since fake news strikes with a strong emotional appeal, society is urged to believe and spread that word overwhelmingly. Internet and certain social media platforms are the pioneers of spreading fake news. Besides, the manipulation of fabricated news in a political environment is apparent to each person. Several nations have advanced to promulgate laws to take stringent steps to confront the menace of fake news. Critical and extensive research is imperative to determine the variables and causes that fuel the spread of fake news. In other words, the need of the hour is to explore why fake news desecrates the social fabric, dignity of people, alienates families and undermines a rational discourse?
To begin with, the paradigm of fake news encompasses a broader horizon. It ought not to be restricted to particular instances and implications. Every person of a society is at severe risk. Moreover, the United States of America (USA) is not the only state faced with the challenge to battle fabricated news. Other states are also affected by the detrimental ramifications of fake news. For instance, a housewife in Brazil was accused on social media that she resembled a child kidnapper. In a few days, the lady was stoned to death. Such heinous are the manifestations of fake news ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"S5xGB92x","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}Fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.Pdf})","plainCitation":"(Fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.Pdf)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1923,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/H8YOvGFC/items/EB5SC63E"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/H8YOvGFC/items/EB5SC63E"],"itemData":{"id":1923,"type":"article","title":"fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.pdf","URL":"https://law.yale.edu/system/files/area/center/isp/documents/fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.pdf","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",1,31]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.Pdf). Merely a false accusation caused her to face death.
In addition, the honor and dignity of society get tarnished under the spectrum of fake news. Fake news platforms and websites nurture the propagandas, hoax and disinformation to target the people and families. For instance, Jennifer Alejandro Flores, a citizen of Catalonia suffered from severe mental illness for the rest of the life. Her mother struggled to bear the poor condition of her son and passed away. A photo of Jennifer circulated on social media platforms. The caption stated he intended to bomb the ship of Spanish police amid the Catalan independence phase. The police took him for questioning but were released. However, the depression and embarrassment caused him to get locked in a room. An acute evaluation of the instance illustrates the widespread dangers of fake news ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"x6VXwNPM","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}The Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories and Why Your Brain Can\\uc0\\u8217{}t Ignore Them\\uc0\\u8221{})","plainCitation":"(“The Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories and Why Your Brain Can’t Ignore Them”)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1924,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/H8YOvGFC/items/IZPBGXR4"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/H8YOvGFC/items/IZPBGXR4"],"itemData":{"id":1924,"type":"webpage","title":"The very real consequences of fake news stories and why your brain can’t ignore them","container-title":"PBS NewsHour","abstract":"Incidents like the #Pizzagate shooting signify one step in a long, dark trail of real world consequences caused by fake news. Experts explain this history and why these stories are so hard to ignore.","URL":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/real-consequences-fake-news-stories-brain-cant-ignore","language":"en-us","issued":{"date-parts":[["2016",12,5]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",1,31]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“The Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories and Why Your Brain Can’t Ignore Them”). Not only Jennifer became mentally ill, but his family suffered dreadfully, the society got petrified and the manifestations of fake news successfully targeted the society.
A critical appraisal of the deliberated proposal requires thorough research to be further conducted to thoroughly asses the implications of fake news. Irrefutably, the rationale discourse gets jeopardize. It is noteworthy to mention that it is not only desecrating the families and people but also shaping their minds towards a false perception. Societies and institutions have progressed to honor the fabricated news because of an intricate rationale. Fake news is far easier to comprehend than true news. Furthermore, true news needs essential discourse and potential investigation to draw transparent conclusions. The social media platforms have made the users habitual of immediately adhering to the fallacious perceptions as it saves their time and effort. The bottom line is that fake news has the potential to endanger the lives of each member of the society and shape perceptions towards a fallacious dogma.
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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.Pdf. https://law.yale.edu/system/files/area/center/isp/documents/fighting_fake_news_-_workshop_report.pdf. Accessed 31 Jan. 2019.
"The Very Real Consequences of Fake News Stories and Why Your Brain Can't Ignore them." PBS NewsHour, 5 Dec. 2016, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/real-consequences-fake-news-stories-brain-cant-ignore.
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