Here are tips to prevent hoax news so you don't become a victim
1 Notice the Weirdness of the News
News Hoax or a fake has a bombastic title to make the news look surprising. The contents usually use provocative language and also take advantage of trending issues, SARA issues, well-known figures and government/private institutions.
2 View News Source
Make sure the news that is published is by a reputable media or source with good accuracy and has been verified by the press council. If the news comes from an unknown organization or media that is not verified by the press council. Then the possibility of the news being spread is Hoax.
3 Check Date News
Usually news Hoax never include user-verifiable dates and events. But there is also news that the date of the event was edited or changed.
4 Watch Photos and Videos
Just like with text messages, photos and videos that can be received through social media, don’t trust them outright. Because the photos and videos can be the result of manipulation so that many mislead the recipient. That way try to trace the source of the suspected photo. You can use the features reserve search di Google Images.
5 Check the Supporting Evidence
The next tip to prevent hoax news is to check the source of information used by the news writer to determine accuracy. Lack of evidence used by an unnamed expert, it is possible that the news is a hoax.
6 Watch other Reports
Before trusting information and wanting to share it via WhatsApp, you should first check with a trusted site. If no source reports the same news, then it could be fake news. On the other hand, if there are other sources that you trust also report the same news then it is likely that the news is true.
Those are some tips to prevent from the news Hoax so that we can easily believe information that is not accurate.