What’s fake news and what’s real, the Columbia Journalism Review makes it clear!

Ahead of 2018 midterm elections, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) along with New York’s TBWA/Chiat/Day has decided to raise the curtain on fake news. They hijacked a newsstand at 42nd and 6th Avenue in Manhattan to showcase newspapers and magazines screaming out most arresting and comedic frontpage headlines that are basically fake news of 2018.

They are those viral stories from the internet that holds everyone’s attention due to their stylized fonts and content that is jarring but are backed by false claims. These deceptive narratives support the fact that internet users are more prone to feeding on disinformation than getting informed. And they don’t even realize it.

To make things easier, CJR has also launched a guide to help people interpret false information online and therefore not be influenced by it. The publication informs readers to go through these criteria before believing a story: “Check your emotions, Question the source, Consider the message, search for more information and Question the content.”

We think that CJR’s fake newsstand idea accurately (and at the right time i.e. ahead of elections when sensitivity is at its high) highlights the dangers of falling for false information and helps one to spot fake news and be saved from chaos!

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