Everything you need to know about the types of fake news

The past is full of crooked truths because of profit. One of the earliest recorded examples is the use of Octavian’s false rumours against Marc Anthony, which began the final war in the Roman Republic between 32 and 30 B.C. Octavian used short, coin-engraved slogans to humiliate his opponent. As a result of this, Anthony was declared a traitor. History tends to repeat itself, but this time we have less chance of escaping it. The widespread use of the Internet and social media allows fake news and misinformation to spread faster.

According to a page called Ogilvy, we can distinguish five groups of fake news. Some of these are totally false, intended to mislead, and others are only the work of chance. Although they all are loosely connected to the truth.

Satire or parody: sites like Orion post fake news aimed at making fun of the media. However, if they are shared outside of that context, they can be very misleading.

Misleading news: these are partly true or, in a bad context, misleading. These are carefully selected facts that have been obtained from studies but are generally misinterpreted.

Sloppy reports: News that contain only a slight bit of truth. These are not justified, they are only used to justify their certain position on a specific topic.

News without facts: Misleading news without a well-founded base is often contradicted by different opinions. Bias plays an important role in them. Conspiracy theories often appear here.

Intentionally misleading news: News that is intended to deceive. These are usually distributed through news websites that appear to be original. They also often use images, videos and other graphic elements to make them look real.

According to a webpage called Guides, we can distinguish 7 types of fake news:

An example of fake connection is a story published in the New York Daily News, which has been in existence since 1919, in which the front-page states that sugar is as addictive as cocaine and heroin. This is a very scary and at the same time eye-catching title. Such stories are often referred to as “clickbait”. They have terrifying headlines that don’t always convey the whole story. If we read the story, it turns out that this is only confirmed on experiments conducted on rats, and not humans.

The meme creator used an image taken in 2000 and sets it as if it were freshly taken. This counts as a false context fake news.

They often say that a picture is worth more than a thousand words, but for photos on the Internet, those words aren’t always true. The next photo was made using Adobe’s program called Photoshop. It was made to look as if Russian President Vladimir Putin is grabbing the tie of US President Barack Obama. This is a perfect example of manipulated content.