When I hear the term ‘fake
news,’ my mind goes straight to the Twitter account @TheOnion. The Onion is a internet site that
satires news and fools many into thinking that everything they post is true.
They make their posts look credible with professional headlines and cover
pictures. In this post screenshot above, The Onion published in 2013 that Obama
had struck and killed former president Jimmy Carter while he was driving.
Pressing on this article, the publisher said that Obama said “This was my
fault. It was an accident but it is my fault. You take your eye off the road
for a second, and…bam, you hit Jimmy Carter with your car. I’m actually sort of
numb right now. Jimmy Carter is gone and I am the one responsible.” Here is the
link for this article. This news is definitely untrue and completely nonsense! Jimmy Carter is still alive
and Obama did not run over anyone during his presidency…
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