Basically, Fake News is made to fool the public. Why? multiple reasons.
1) To get people to click on the link so they go to the webpage and advertisements load (clickbait).
2) Misinform the public to sway opinion.
3) Someone lies to a news outlet and they report it
4) Fake news for profit. Those ridiculous magazines at the grocery store that says Brad Pitt is an alien. Believe it or not, people buy those on a weekly basis.
5) People are jerks.
There is a very good article on the Globe and Mail about fake news. Read it and take the quiz at the end. When you are done, answer the following on your blog: How did you do? Are you susceptible to being fooled? What have you learned about spotting fake news?
