Deciphering Fact And Fiction On The Web

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Updated November 02, 2016

The rise of fake news sites coupled with compulsive social media sharing make for a difficult time deciphering fact from fiction on the web. (Pixabay)

The rise of fake news sites coupled with compulsive social media sharing make for a difficult time deciphering fact from fiction on the web. Fox News’ Sean Hannity is no stranger to this as he issued an apology via Twitter for reading a fake story on his radio show yesterday.

NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about the proliferation of these fake news sites and the difference between completely fabricated sites and sites that pick and choose what to report based on political bias.

Guest

David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent. He tweets @davidfolkenflik.

This article was originally published on November 02, 2016.

This segment aired on November 2, 2016.