Trolling and Truth-Bending
Maureen O'Brien mb163416@ohio.edu Scrolling through your Facebook feed on any given morning, you can probably tell which stories would be categorized as "clickbait." According to Small Business Trends , clickbait is a piece of content that intentionally over-promises or misrepresents in order to pull users onto a particular website. So when your Aunt Helen shares a post that says something that you didn't think could ever be true, double checking the validity of the source is vital. https://me.me/i/stop-stop-clickbait-shared-stop-clickbait-world-newss-post-click-21210130 In years past, upholding the credibility of papers and other media outlets was a responsibility that was shouldered by writers and editors. In 2018, fake and dramatized articles circulate like wild \fire, while real news stories are diminished by those who distrust the media. So how does trolling and truth-bending affect the way people consume media? According to Forbes, 59 percent of readers will sh...
