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  The reliability and authenticity of online information Nowadays, the Web has become the go-to source for more and more people doing all sorts of researches. However, is all of the online information reliable and authentic? Obviously, the answer is “NO”. For instance, the news “Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for president ” published by WTOE 5 had been copied by a popular fake news publisher. Continue reading →

As Singapore moves towards a digital economy, efforts to bridge the digital gap between various groups are evident (Soon, 2016). While schools are also adopting digital aspects to learning, it stresses the importance of critically evaluating the authenticity of online information (Channel NewsAsia, 2017) With people gaining access to online media, one can find themselves trapped in filter bubbles. As much as filter bubble provides web personalisation, some relevant content may not be available. Continue reading →

With the advent of the Internet, Internet resources have become a major source of information that is used for spreading information in manifold formats through Internet technology. Majority of information seekers rely on Internet resources to accomplish their task. Self-Produced using Pikochart ; Data Source from Quello Center Let’s face it, we are all completely obsessed with social media and searching for information online. Continue reading →

The internet have provided people with the ease of access to information online, many of us are relying on the internet to obtain information either for work, education or to know what is happening around the world. However, as people are free to share information online, these information can be inaccurate. The worst part of information sharing is the spread of fake information or news. Continue reading →

Original Graphics, Made Using: Canva We all probably believe that Google has answers to all our questions and is able to help us solve all kinds of problems. Continue reading →

With Artificial Intelligence introduced in most of the social media platforms, the algorithms that they employ, contribute to our Filter Bubble through feeding us personalised content. As a result, we can unknowingly become isolated from information that disagrees with our “worldview” (FutureLearn, 2017). From Figure 1, statistics have shown that majority of adults in U.S. obtain their news from social media, in particular, Facebook! Figure 1 Source: Self-produced The statistics of U.S. Continue reading →

With Artificial Intelligence introduced in most of the social media platforms, the algorithms that they employ, contribute to our Filter Bubble through feeding us personalised content. As a result, we can unknowingly become isolated from information that disagrees with our “worldview” (FutureLearn, 2017). From Figure 1, statistics have shown that majority of adults in U.S. obtain their news from social media, in particular, Facebook! Figure 1 Source: Self-produced The statistics of U.S. Continue reading →

Even before the digital era, opinions and information surrounding people are hard to determine their reliability and authenticity. Now with the booming of technology, more and more unidentified informations are throwing at us and we can easily walking into a trap if we are not careful. From YouTube Fake or biased “fact” can lead us to distortion of the events and even personal financial losses. Continue reading →

“How do we ensure that that information we search is reliable?” Recently, there is a rise of fake news spreading around and we have to ensure that the information we received is credible, reliable and must have no biases. After reading Media Literacy, I have realized that the available information is usually one-sided, due to “Filter Bubbles” that is provided by search engines such as Google and social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Continue reading →

An Example of Fake News Adapted from The Onion In a research conducted by Pew Research Center, it shows a significant increase in use across social media platform in 2017 to get news. Information on the web could come in many different forms and many sources, videos, social medias and newspaper. One could be exposed to many news article, forum and information in a day. However some of them are false. Continue reading →