Blog Post #3.5

The way I think about fake news now has not changed a lot. I never really cared too much about the topic and therefore did not have an opinion on it. Although that seems like a bad thing, it is easier for me to evaluate both ends of the arguments these two articles make. After reading Katy Steinmetz’s article “The Real Fake News Crisis” I realized that some people do actually have strong standpoints on this topic. I do like how she wants people to know how true their sources are though. In everyday life, if I’m on Facebook or something and I see someone talking about anything related to astronomy and how “mars has water”I get frustrated because I know that it doesn’t and never will because of the atmosphere and surface rock oxidization. If people would check their sources, they would find that most things are not true and I agree with Steinmetz that we should be aware of the actuality of what we read. Although Burkhardt shares little of the same ideas, I do trust that some of the problem is placed on social media sites and what they are or rather are not doing. Overall, my opinions on fake news haven’t really changed because I don’t spend too much time reading about news or social media so fake news doesn’t affect me that much. Although I am not ignorant on the subject, or what is happening around me, I just choose to worry about myself and I think there are bigger problems in life to get worked up about rather than some untrue news.