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This is how you can Stop Fake News From Spreading
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Fake news is a phrase tossed around at a commonplace frequency these days. The rule of law surrounding reality doesn’t exist. Reality has never been something that’s been questioned so vehemently until now.
Just a few years ago, there was no such term in the American vocabulary. The advent and proliferation of social media platforms have also optimized the rate at which information headlines a user’s screen.
Earlier this year, Breitbart had a live stream of America’s self-proclaimed “Frontline Doctors”. These were 10 humans dressed in white coats in front of the Supreme Court speaking at length about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine. This video garnered approximately 17 million views in a few hours before Facebook decided that it needed to be taken down.
Hannah Bleau, on Breitbart, wrote that the entire message and goal of these doctors was to address the “widespread misinformation” surrounding the noble coronavirus. This was on July 28, 2020, where 152,000 Americans had already died. As of today, October 30th, 235,000 Americans have died.
On understanding the origin.
The efficacy of administering hydroxychloroquine in late March wasn’t known. On March…
