The Impact Of Fake News On American Society

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What if a person was reading an article and believed it and, later found out it was fake? Fake news can persuade people into believing something that is true but, really it’s fake. Also fake news changes the mind of american society because some websites want you to believe what they think. Fake news does have a very big impact on american society. Fake news can persuade the american voters into who they wanted for the new president. In the Article “Fake news, once satirical and sketchy, is suddenly more influential than ever” by PBS Newshour its states “Following Donald Trump’s surprise election victory, story after story has questioned the role fake news played in swaying voters- and for a good reason.” Fake news about the election plays

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