One of the readings we have for this week, "Facebook and Information Operations," illustrates how and why fake news spread so quickly during the 2016 election. At the end of the reading, there is a discussion of possible solutions to fake news, including technological innovations to better identify false amplifiers and helping people who are at-risk of having their online information stolen. The final solution is "supporting civil society programs around media literacy."
In an article published in the New York Times, there is a quote from Mark Zuckerberg that shows his belief that fake news can best be combatted by better equipping the target audience of fake news with the media literacy skills necessary to identify what is real or not. He "has said publicly that strengthening social bonds on Facebook will lead to a positive outcome, despite whatever reservations his employees and the general public may have."
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