Real VS Fake Science News: Ways To Identify The Real Information

• comments
• 
• 

In a world of biased news, advertorials and adulterations to identify the real information or news are nearly impossible. Among the fake news, the information on science is mostly manipulated.

One of the major reasons for such manipulation in science news is the lack of knowledge in science for the journalists who handles science topics. Also, biased viewpoints of the journalists affect the credibility of the news, which most likely makes it a fake science news.

According to Forbes, a real news from a fakes science news can be identified through thorough observation and hypothesis. Checking the URL of the site is the easiest way to identify the integrity of the news. The information which is not new can never be considered as news. So the date also helps to guess the real one.

If the headline of a news says the information which a reader wants, then, obviously the chances are high for it to be a fake science news. When the news is supported by evidence sources, then the news can be considered as a real news.

There are several other ways to identify the real science news from the fake science news, according to the American Council of Science and Health. The structure of the news helps to spot the difference. When the news is for publicity or public relation purpose, then it will be structured in a format of the press release. The fake science news will always be supported by some unknown journals and not with any relevant journals

The information or the article may lack technical terminology and methodological explanations. The limitations of the scientific study will not be mentioned in the fake news. Sensationalization of the news can be visible in the fake science news. The science policy and scientific evidence will be same for the articulated news information.

Fake science news is spreading like wildfire, unlike the earlier time. It is actually harming the country with fake information. Even 84% of Americans believe so, according to a recent poll on the topic.