The New York Times published a 14 minute video with a clever take on the phenomenon of fake news. A fake story can be very disastrous when combining old fashioned journalism and new technology. Russia did not know that his meddling in the United States presidential election will end the way it did. People take crazy reactions due to the influence of fake news and only get to realize they were duped after so many damages have been caused. Here is the intro provided by the New York Times:
The Pizzagate playbook: same tactics, new technologies. How the seven rules of Soviet disinformation are being used to create today’s fake news stories.
From the video we will understand the seven commandments of fake news as outlined by the outstanding New York Times. Take a look:
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