With the Internet and social media creating hundreds of news stories daily, people see the Internet as a reliable source of information. However, because of the accessibility to creating news and creating information on the internet, a handful of the stories published are completely untrue.
From people dying, election results, sports trades, and even weather, news sources want to be the first source with the breaking story and even without completely having all the facts themselves.
People then begin to the believe these stories and the Internet becomes a catalyst for the spread of this false information.
This video highlights recent top news stories that were reported, believed to be true by their spread on the Internet and social media sites, and proven untrue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9akGsNji4
"All the topics covered in this video were real stories on the internet and on news broadcasts.
Even though this video is satirical, real people believed that these stories were true when they were published.
The public, and some celebrities, need to learn how to decipher what is true and what is false on the internet.
Don't believe everything you hear, read, or see.
Knowledge is Power. Learn to separate it from bullshit."
A satirical video highlighting recent top news stories, believed to be true, however turned out to be completely untrue.