Information Reliability
[Claimed by Lauren Guldan] Information reliability[1] is the question of how much confidence one can place in certain information. The measure of reliability largely refers to how little error is present in the information, how unbiased the information is, and how faithful the data remains to the source.[2]
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Issues of Reliability in the News
Following the 2016 presidential election, one news story broke relaying the story of a teenage boy who has earned upwards of $60,000 in six months due to the viral nature of his fake stories, which generated revenue through their penny-per-click models. The boy, whose real name was not revealed, was one of many Macedonian teens who used fake news to generate income. Much of the fake news centered on President Donald Trump and negative aspects of Hillary Clinton's campaign. For example, one of the most popular fake news headlines during the election read "JUST IN: Obama Illegally Transferred DOJ Money to Clinton Campaign!"[3] This web page no longer exists.
