Altcoins Talks - Cryptocurrency Forum
Further Discussions => Blockchain Technology => Topic started by: Dociko on October 21, 2020, 03:01:27 PM
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Rather than responding to existing fake news, this solution prevents imposters, a type of fake news story that appears to be from a legitimate news agency. With the United States Presidential Election set for next month, the concern over fake news has once again dominated public discourse. Fake news — the deliberate spreading of verifiably false information under the disguise of being an authentic news story — not only undermines the public’s confidence in the free press, it inflames social conflict, can result in health hazards (like swallowing bleach in an attempt to avoid COVID-19), gives rise to radicalism, undermines the integrity of elections, and manipulates markets. In short, fake news threatens the social trust we have in our institutions and in each other.
Details: https://cointelegraph.com/news/getting-the-story-straight-blockchain-to-curb-fake-news