Children are now claiming worries about nuclear war... the fake news is ruining their mental health

        In this generation, we have noticed a dramatic change in the last 20 years. The news can be accessed through social media and the 24-hour channel of news. The news being accessed so easily is becoming a part of our daily life. Before people would wait for the news on the TV to come on at a particular time. The generation we are in now younger children sees and read about the story that is giving them high anxiety from unreliable sources. In the article, it stated, "It is sensationalist, exaggerated and often patently false information, circulated to increase readership and revenue." (Cox, 2017) The older generation has more knowledge and experience to distinguish what is fake news and what's real news. The younger generation isn't experienced to tell what exact source is false news. The children are also not habituated to question at home or school, so, therefore, this is what causes the main issues. The most worry for children when reading the news is the fear of terrorism. The biggest problem right now is what's going on in the news with President Trump and North Korea. The children are not getting enough critical thinking skills that are creating the issues. The children are so connected to online like social media and connecting with friends versus real life. As noted in the article children are not being taught how to discern false information. Hopefully, children will learn and understand the difference between false information and reality. At times there can be devastating news, but the children need to be taught how to cope with the actual negative news. 

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/fake-news-children-anxiety-opinion-literacy-misinformation-schools-a7955046.html

DONT be the one to fall for a fake forecast about Hurricane JOSE!

   The picture above is an actual representation of where Hurricane Jose is going. The stories are flowing everywhere that Hurricane Jose is going to hit the Jersey Shore. But as of right now the forecast is not projected to hit the shoreline of Jersey. The storm is currently still residing in the Atlantic Ocean. It is also around the Jersey through New England but not close to its coastline. In the article, it states this hurricane is "cone of uncertainty." (Hinchliffe, 2017) Even though it's in the ocean close to those areas, it will stay in the sea. The fake news come in because everyone sees that it will hit Jersey. The people in the state are quite in a panic just because they would never experience a hurricane. The posts about this hurricane hitting Jersey is heavily on Facebook and around different social media and even in magazines. In the article, the meteorologists are not happy that a major city magazine had a news story about the hurricane hitting Jersey. If the posts are written as a mistake, it's still freaking out the Jersey citizens, and it's quite dangerous. The state will experience some rain and winds but nothing compared to a hurricane hitting the state. SO WATCH OUT FOR FAKE FORECAST/NEWS!

http://mashable.com/2017/09/15/johns-hopkins-drone-delivery-of-blood-samples/

Rush Limbaugh’s claims that the news about Hurricane Irma is fake....

Rush Limbaugh did not discretely say the exact words, but he implicated that social media is creating fake news about Hurricane Irma. Everyone knows that the hurricane has hit Barbuda and Antigua with about a 185 miles per hour speed. Limbaugh stated, "“These storms, once they actually hit, are never as high as they're reported,” Limbaugh claimed on his syndicated radio show. He added that “the graphics have been created to make it look like the ocean's having an exorcism, just getting rid of the devil here in the form of this hurricane, this bright red stuff.” (Borchers, Washington Post) Rush Limbaugh theory of the reasoning why fake news is posted about the storm is tied with money. When we are seeing news on social media such as the storm that could cause devastation we run to the store and buy out the grocery store as people in fear of not knowing how long one will be locked up. The advertising causes a panic on people that create a vicious cycle tied with money. Limbaugh also stated, "“I wish that not everything that involved news had become corrupted and politicized, but it just has,” he said. (Borchers, Washington Post) Limbaugh continues to argue that how can President Trump claim that the political media has become a dishonest media has created the fake news. Rush also questions in the article that weather reports are phony along with the false story. He also questions Alex Jones integrity who is known as the best according to President Trump and an excellent reputation. But Jones challenges the government "use the technologies to kill [the storm] out in the gulf.” (Borchers, Washington Post)
I thought this was an interesting article to share since Hurricanes are in this season and very relevant to the news.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/06/rush-limbaughs-dangerous-suggestion-that-hurricane-irma-is-fake-news/?utm_term=.eeb4919f74bd