Here's how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
CNN
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Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true. It seems so simple, but if everyone knew, Facebook and Google wouldn't need to remove fake news sites from their advertising algorithms and people wouldn't breathlessly share stories claiming that Donald Trump is a secret lizard or that Hillary Clinton is an android . in a trouser suit.
It doesn't have to be this way. Fake news is actually really easy to spot – if you know how. Consider it your guide to new media literacy.
NOTE: As we put this together, we asked for input from two communications experts: Dr. ...