Unit 3: The Rapid Spread of Fake News (1ère AMC)
The News We Read
The first document
under study is a cartoon by K. Hafeez published in 2018. We can, see two
characters in a coffee shop talking about fake news. This cartoon denounces the
prevalence of misinformation and the casual almost
dismissive attitude many people have towards
critically evaluating online information.
It is not a
funny cartoon, it is more serious and worrying to make people aware of the dangers
of the spread of fake news. People should check the news they read before
sharing them.
The second
document under study is a cartoon by R. Rogers published in 2016. We can see a stereotypical
modern American man who is hypnotized by/absorbed in his smartphone and who is about to
step into a hole as he is not even paying attention to what is going on around
him. The man represents the American citizens who are accustomed to read their news
on social media and believe in it. They are naïve/gullible.
The Fake News hole can represent the amount/avalanche of news that circulate online
due to its width/largeness. Moreover, it represents a sort of trap in which people
fall easily, therefore it stresses the idea that
fake news is dangerous.
This cartoon
is not funny as the fake news hole is a metaphor to say that fake news are
dangerous. This cartoon is not only aimed at American people its targeting everyone
who has access to social media.
To conclude,
both of these cartoons are denounces the risk and consequences of fake news.
The two people from the first cartoon could easily fall into the fake news
hole. Eventually, the news we read on social
media should always be double-checked.
Homework: Learn the lesson.
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