Fake News
Imagine you've just seen the following on Twitter or Facebook:
Pope endorses Trump fake tweet
Do you accept it as true? Does the fact that you like Trump make you more likely to accept it as true? Or does that fact that you don't like Trump make you less likely to accept is as true?
Describe the steps you would take to determine if this post was true or not.
Where would you look? What would you read? How would you investigate?
For a maximum of 10 points, write a minimum 250-word mini-essay discussing what you would do.
As always, you should use MLA format, meaning Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, appropriate heading, with care taken in proofreading, spelling, paragraphing, word usage, etc.
You must provide a complete works cited page including links to all the sources you consult.