How to avoid being fooled by fake news and false information

There are a number of things to watch out for when evaluating content online and to avoid falling prey to fake news or hoax stories

Many people now get news from social media sites and networks and often it can be difficult to tell whether stories are credible or not. Picture: Pexels

With so much information at our fingertips it can be easy to come across something online that isn’t quite as accurate or reliable as it should be. This kind of information is often called Fake News but a better description might be false information because it affects more than news stories.

What is false information?