What are Fake News and how does they affect us?

Fake news, by its very nature, represents a threat to the credibility of companies, civil organizations, the media and governments, especially when the truth emerges. They are disseminated not by mistake but with the purpose of deceiving, misleading, manipulating personal decisions, discrediting or glorifying an institution, entity or person, whether for commercial, political or economic purposes, among others.

Don’t trust everything you see on the internet, it may be fake news

The problem is that this news more than one person believes it and sometimes it can even harm one’s personal life since with the current state of the world, of course they have given false news of miracle cures for Covid- 19 which of course are lies, the problem is that they convince the followers and generate controversy that prolongs the life of that false information for several days. It becomes part of the agenda and is translated, most of the time, in division and aggressions and in strengthening the position of those who generate them.

Likewise, you have to be very careful with fake news sites since they normally ask you to register and lead to Entering certain personal data so that you can receive information from that page, and just entering this data can be enough for a hacker impersonate someone.

Fake news makes it harder to trust traditional news and social media for negative news. Financial crime investigators should always be on the lookout for fraudulent misinformation, taunting, and satire that make it harder to find adverse reliable means. A healthy skepticism is appropriate when reviewing search results, such as negative comments about individuals or companies, or positive comments that are omitted from the public to manufacture demand for online reputation management software and services.

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