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Analyze Fake News Based on the Missing of Kate Middleton

Jingqi ChenPenn State University Abington campus*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Based on the rapid development of the internet and the widespread use of social media, fake news has gradually become an inseparable part of our daily life. People nowadays are constantly exposed to all kinds of fake news online and easily become either the witnesses or even the disseminators of rumors. This situation contributes significantly to expanding their influence and brings about unexpected and often negative results. Therefore, scholars and professionals have begun to pay close attention to this phenomenon and draw some valuable conclusions. This research thoroughly explains fake news and conducts a detailed analysis of disinformation, which is purposefully fabricated fake news, using the event of the missing of Kate Middleton as an example. The analysis encompasses the emergence, spread and far-reaching impact of disinformation, thereby emphasizing the crucial significance of accurately recognizing fake news.

Keywords: Fake news; disinformation; the missing of Kate Middleton; spread of fake news; impact of fake news.
Published: November 15, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/50/20242450
Volume: CHR Vol.50
pp. 27-31
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