Fake News In 1984 By George Orwell

1984 Research Paper Fake News is defined as: “false news stories, often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared online for the purpose of generating ad revenue via web traffic or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc”. (Time) There are many similarities between the themes in the book 1984 by George Orwell and the current trend of spreading fake news in today's culture. In 1984, the only information the citizens of Oceania are told is exactly what the government wants them to hear, regardless of the accuracy of the reports. Today in 2017, fake news is spread by multiple different media outlets in order to mislead less knowledgeable citizens and sometimes spread a certain political agenda. In 1984, it is
Before the internet, type of news published had reliable sources and had to meet very specific guidelines. But now a days with people getting more information from the internet as opposed to anywhere else, fake news is everywhere due to how easy it is to publish anything anywhere. There are various different types of fake news, some such as, fake headlines, clickbait articles, biased news, and satire that people take seriously. With fake news being more popular among lesser known news outlets, this is prompting larger outlets to be more careful about fact checking so they can make sure they are putting out reliable information.
In Texas in 2015, children's history textbooks were written to whitewash history and underplaying slavery to make it sound like a side issue and not everything it actually was. It also teaches children that god is the root of everything, despite these lessons being taught in a public school. This type of education is taking away real history from children and not allowing them to get an actual understanding of how awful american has been. Allowing american kids to think that american won everything is untrue and unrealistic. In Canada, a textbook taught children that the European settlers who first arrived were given the land by the native canadians and the natives were happy to move; which couldn’t be farther from the truth. (The Guardian). While most people will agree that rewriting history has negative impacts, some historians argue that it’s not always intentional and happens more than previously thought. Due to personal bias, sometimes historians do research purely to answer their hypothesis. Once they reach that answer, they are done researching; when in reality, there is more to learn. While this may seem like a slight difference, over time it can actually impact the retelling of