The world of public information has been severely affected by the disproportionate increase in fake news, due to the uncontrolled impulse that social networks have given them.
The problem is complex because it involves the entire society, regardless of cultural levels, ideologies, or socio-economic conditions. Such is the impact of this situation that the traditional journalistic media have found it difficult to unravel the truth in an incessant whirlwind of confusing information without support from the facts.
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As I have expressed in other articles and the book Fake News Conspiracy, humanly there is no radical solution to stop the dissemination of lies through whichever means. This communication phenomenon is not new, nor did Goebbels begin it in Nazi Germany. It has been present in human nature since the beginning of civilization and that is sometimes expressed by self-preservation and, generally, by ideological, partisan, or group interests. However, what is new is the boom that this phenomenon has obtained thanks to the development of multiple social networks. Due to this circumstance, anyone potentially becomes a propagator of fake news. In other words, the entire society, in its various strata and cultures.
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Facing the threat of fake news: A New Citizen Responsibility Enrique Castejon-Lara, Universidad Central de Venezuela