Google News is urging users to consider the source of news they are reading, as part of a new ‘Stay Informed’ campaign. The campaign includes a series of videos and articles that aim to help users identify reliable news sources and avoid misinformation..
One of the videos in the campaign features the story of a man who was tricked into sharing a fake news story about the 2016 US election. The man, who is identified only as John, said he was embarrassed when he realized he had been fooled. He said he had never considered the source of the news story before sharing it..
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