Fake News, Real Consequences: Video Analysis

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In the video Fake News, Real Consequences, the speaker Samantha Bee, explains and informs the audience about a fake news story going wrong. It involved people believing what they saw right away because the news looked to be correct. People are seeing fake news and taking it serious as if it was real news. They are using facts that are not true, such as having a basement when there really wasn't. People even went on a rampage because of what they seen happened that in reality didn't happen. In general, fake news can cause a lot of confusion. To wrap it up, fake news can seem real to others and make its way to many viewers.

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