Fake News Story Trolling
Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-men-trolled-the-world-with-fake-story-caught-boat-to-syria-from-ayia-napa-after-night-out-a7071176.html
Summary:
Three British men claims that they accidentally took a boat to Syria after a night out in Ayia Napa which is being claimed at 'the best prank in the world'. The prank started on Facebook where a post went live and it reached a news outlet which made the men decide to carry out an experiment.The essentially took photos of themselves with a background that looked war-torn and looked similar to that of Syria, which was all just a prank to trick the consumer in to believing it.
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Own view:
The concept of fake news is getting out of hand. After the the infamous blogger who made fake news regarding the election, it has started to formulate a trend and their would be no doubt (considering it to be the internet). People are looking for ways to go viral and these three men did do it. Furthermore, the online system needs to be re-checked. It should try and aim to prevent false news stories to circle around the internet as people are vulnerable to believing the story.
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