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How to Spot Fake News

Identifying fake news involves several critical steps to ensure the information's authenticity. First, cross-referencing the story with other sources can reveal inconsistencies or verify its validity.

How to Spot Fake News

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/03/canada-announces-it-will-exclusively-import-covid-19-from-us/

Steps To Spot Fake News

4. External Opinions

What does family/friends think about the story?
In the story: Canada Announces it will exclusively Import Covid-19 From US - The story was assumed as fake/false upon review by parents and siblings.

1. Content Quality/Length?

Is the story formatted professionally?
The story looks like many of the official news reports seen in the newspaper.
Is the story a good length? (Is it super long/short)
- The story was super short and did not explain the claims made in the story.
What quality are the images/videos used?
In the story: Canada Announces It Will Exclusively Import Covid-19 From US - The image is good quality/easy to see

5. Cross-Reference

Are there other sites with the same information but a different author(s)?
In the story: Canada Announces it will exclusively Import Covid-19 From US - the story was also posted on Reddit but got removed. However, the link that remained was to the same article.

3. Relevant Topic?

Does the topic make sense with the current issues and occurrences?
In the story: Canada Announces it will exclusively Import Covid-19 From US - the story topic is current although the content does not make sense with the information that is publicly known.

2. Reliable/Accurate Source?

Are the qualifications accurate or relevant to the topic?
- The author did not have any qualifications at all.
What qualifications does the author have?
In the story: Canada Announces it will exclusively Import Covid-19 From US - The author was not named and did not have any qualifications.