Editing News media (section)

=== Fake news ===
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Fake news articles are untruthful-on-purpose stories that purposely mislead the reader to think one way.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Taylor |title=Hook, Line, and Sinker: Media Disruptors That Will Influence the Industry in 2017 |url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/hook-line-and-sinker-media-disruptors-that-will-influence-the-industry-in-2017,11073? |work=Editor and Publisher |date=1 February 2017 }}</ref> With the rise of new media through social media (Facebook, Youtube, etc) there has been an increase in fake news due to the ability of anyone able to share and rapidly spread information. It can be tough to decipher who to trust, and who not to.<ref name=":4" /> On the Internet, fake news articles can appear in the same search as truthful ones. This makes it hard for others to determine between what is fact and what is opinion. Specifically, the media coverage during the 2016 United States presidential election saw numerous misleading articles for both candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Should the tech giants be liable for content? |id={{ProQuest|2100785283}} |url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/09/08/should-the-tech-giants-be-liable-for-content |newspaper=The Economist |date=8 September 2018 |volume=428 |issue=9108 |pages=14, 16 }}</ref>