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News Literacy: News Views & Fact Checking Resources: Types of News

Types of News

Is the content deceptive and does it bring financial gain

  • Mark Verstraete UCLA School of Law
  • Derek E. Bambauer University of Florida Levin College of Law
  • Jane R. Bambauer University of Florida Levin College of Law; University of Florida - College of Journalism & Communication; University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law

What kinds of misinformation and disinformation are out there?

• Fabricated content: completely false content.
• Manipulated content: content that includes distortions of genuine information or imagery — a headline, for example, that is made more sensationalist to serve as "clickbait."
 Imposter content: material involving impersonation of genuine sources — by using the branding of an established news agency, for instance.
• Misleading content: information presented in a misleading way — by, for example, presenting comment as fact.
• False context of connection: factually accurate content that is shared with false contextual information — for example, a headline that does not reflect the content of an article.
 • Satire and parody: humorous but false stores presented as if they are true. Although this isn't usually categorized as fake news, it may unintentionally fool readers.

SATIRE: (noun) the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.

BE WARY: Websites posing as local news (to spread misinformation - not satire, although some satire maybe posted as truth.)

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