It is difficult to determine “important” news. Granted, what is obviously important, at least more obvious than others, may involve any current events, breakthroughs, revelations, and/or utter chaos. Even then, supposed “utter chaos” can differ from person to person. Therefore, it is tempting to dismiss what is not important or “extremely unimportant” as fake news. For example, my definition of what is “extremely unimportant” may involve news reports that scrutinize vials of moon dust. Indeed, this BBC article is about a woman that “filed [a] lawsuit out of fear that Nasa will attempt to confiscate the moon dust from her.” In the context of today’s current events, a lengthy article about a vial of moon dust seems a bit disingenuous. I can say that this is distracting us from more important matters- a “red herring” in the pursuit of truth. Alternatively, to another reader, this article can be showcasing an unprecedented dispute in ownership rights. This variance suggests that submitting the fake news label due to the perception of irresponsibly prioritized news is a risky and inconsistent submission. However, such labeling will be submitted regardless. [ 1 image, 1 link, 1 quotation, 186 words]
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