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Ever since the smartphone revolution and the rise of social media as the new marketplace of ideas, access to all kinds of information has never been easier. You get any information under the sun -- Both good and bad information.

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How Bad Is Misinformation On Social Media?

Ever since the smartphone revolution and the rise of social media as the new marketplace of ideas, access to all kinds of information has never been easier. In fact, A PEW study reveals that “14% of social network site users, or 6% of adults, have raised money for or drawn attention to a health‐related issue or cause.”

Information on health care, politics, and even the latest international celebrity gossips can be found on the internet – with a simple click and swipe, you can get any information under the sun — both good and bad information.

Social Media And The Spiral Of Silence

Along with the ease of getting information also came the rise of the easy spread of misinformation. Fake news spread like wildfire on social media, and has been used as tools for the spreading of propaganda and pushing of other agendas, may it be political or otherwise.

You might be thinking now “what does that have to do with me? I know I can’t be fooled by these fake news and lies.” You may be immune to these misleading information, but not everyone is as discerning. And you’ll feel the effects of these fake news even if you don’t fall for it.

What Can You Do?

Misinformation or “fake news”, as it’s popularly called on social media, can have some real-world consequences if social media users are not vigilant or discerning enough to see through the lie.

The most popular example of the harmful effects of fake news and misinformation is the 2016 US election , where some say that fake news was used for the current US president to win the elections. Of course, these are all still speculations but the repercussions are definitely there.

Fight Fake News By Being Real

Indonesia, too, has not been spared by fake news. Channelnewsasia.com reports:

“Back in 2016, a report of a roof collapse at the Housing and Development Board project Punggol Waterway Terraces, with a photo of the upper storeys in a crumbled state, set social media abuzz… In the case of the roof collapse, the police, the Indonesia Civil Defence Force as well as HDB and town council officers rushed to the scene, only to learn that it was fake news – wasting resources and causing alarm.”

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