Don’t Be Fooled By Bogus News On The Internet!

When traumatic events happen,there are those who pour gasoline on the fire.Bogus news items appear on the internet, especially in social media. Remember the stories About the missing Malaysian airliner being found? "Click here to watch Robin Williams' suicide video"? Many of these stories are links to viruses, or malicious websites. Hurricane Matthew has carved a path of death, and destruction.

Major news outlets like CBS, ABC, NBC, Al Jazeera & the BBC have global resources. If such a story comes only from an unfamiliar source, that should arouse suspicion. Some fake news items are easier to spot than others.Here are a few hints. If you've seen other stories from a particular source that were beyond belief, this one probably is fake, too.If the major news outlets mentioned above aren't reporting it, that's a red flag. If it's true, and a big story, they'll be all over it. Some sites, like The Onion are satire websites & are up front about it. Cures for catastrophic illnesses are a popular topic for spammers. If The story features a "poll,'' that should be grounds for suspicion. Click here for more ways to spot a fake news story.