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    This document discusses the issue of disinformation spread on social media platforms. It notes that while social media provides advantages like easy access to information, not everything seen online is true. Some influencers and accounts propagate disinformation for financial gain or to manipulate public opinion. During important events like elections or health crises, misleading stories can deceive people and affect decisions. It is important for individuals to verify the reliability of information before sharing to limit the spread of disinformation and bring more facts to discussions.

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    This document discusses the issue of disinformation spread on social media platforms. It notes that while social media provides advantages like easy access to information, not everything seen online is true. Some influencers and accounts propagate disinformation for financial gain or to manipulate public opinion. During important events like elections or health crises, misleading stories can deceive people and affect decisions. It is important for individuals to verify the reliability of information before sharing to limit the spread of disinformation and bring more facts to discussions.

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    This document discusses the issue of disinformation spread on social media platforms. It notes that while social media provides advantages like easy access to information, not everything seen online is true. Some influencers and accounts propagate disinformation for financial gain or to manipulate public opinion. During important events like elections or health crises, misleading stories can deceive people and affect decisions. It is important for individuals to verify the reliability of information before sharing to limit the spread of disinformation and bring more facts to discussions.

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    Champion - Essay Competition

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    Faith Ashley Espera
    This document discusses the issue of disinformation spread on social media platforms. It notes that while social media provides advantages like easy access to information, not everything seen online is true. Some influencers and accounts propagate disinformation for financial gain or to manipulate public opinion. During important events like elections or health crises, misleading stories can deceive people and affect decisions. It is important for individuals to verify the reliability of information before sharing to limit the spread of disinformation and bring more facts to discussions.

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    POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

    Santa Maria Bulacan Campus

    “Seeking the Truth: The Disinformation Adversity of our Time”

    We all are aware that our generation lives in an era when modern technology has

    advanced. This is where our work, education, and even enterprises use technology for

    communication and convey their learning, purposes, and advertisements through various internet

    platforms. Furthermore, the mass media and social networks play a significant role in informing

    the people about reports from around the world, either if it is state, city, or local news,

    throughout entertainment, sports, food, and adventures. Along with dominant updates such as

    weather, politics, and public health. What do you think the most popular online platforms are that

    about 60% of the population uses? What advantages do you believe these social media networks

    provide? What are the assurances and certainty that these platforms serve the public? Are they

    delivering facts or fake news?

    We can see that nine out of ten people nowadays spend their time lowering their eyes on

    their respective devices. Apart from using these gadgets for work and school purposes, they

    might also use social media platforms that are highly addictive; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,

    YouTube, and the most famous contemporaneous application, TikTok. Every second of the day,

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    we can check our social media accounts for updates, so everything you want and need to know is

    now accessible all over the internet. However, not everything you see online is apt and legit.

    As we go through our social media accounts, we may feel a range of emotions and

    sentiments as we watch or read different postings. We may be entertained by amusing videos and

    memes. We may become gloomy if we come across sad or emotional posts to which we may

    relate. We may also feel disgusted, irritated, fascinated, insulted, disappointed, proud, obnoxious,

    frightened, and other emotions while scrolling through our social media accounts.

    However, since we have multiple emotions when exploring the internet to obtain

    socialization, we may classify ourselves as consumers. Do you have any idea who the producers

    are? Of course, there are social media influencers, artists, and vloggers, along with their profile

    accounts on various social media platforms. We believe they use the internet to keep us

    entertained and stay updated on their lives. As a response, they are the ones who are followed by

    their viewers and fans, which means they are held in high regard and mimicked, giving them the

    ability to convince and manipulate the thoughts of their subscribers. We cannot claim that all of

    them are, but certain individuals' social media profiles or even business accounts are taking

    advantage of their ability to propagate disinformation.

    Lately, a lot of events have happened, including some incidents, politics, sports, and

    especially, Covid-19 updates. News spreads rapidly through various media, particularly on

    television, newspapers, radios, and, most significantly, the internet. Everyone is using their own

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    devices to keep up with the latest news about our country's issues and is focused on waiting for

    updates and developments on these occurrences.

    We also know that spending too much time on social media leaves us unsure of what is

    true and what is not. We believe that individuals nowadays are effortlessly misled by most of

    what they see online, specifically if the posts are created or authored by verified social media

    accounts. The motive for disinformation is simple. These people construct false narratives in

    terms of attracting internet users. Consumers that visit this website to read the entire content are

    swamped with pop-up and banner advertisements. Each of them generates income for the

    website's administrator. In a sense, they are doing it for money. But it is just one of the factors

    for why disinformation exists.

    In more ways, disinformation may affect the public's potential to discuss topics and make

    decisions. Moreover, these provide people with incorrect information, which is often combined

    with inaccurate analysis, leading people to make judgments that are contrary to what they

    genuinely prefer or are in their best interests. This is extremely relevant during the current

    campaign season. There are several misleading stories spread by individuals that have deceived

    lots of other people, particularly those who are unable to distinguish between legitimate and fake

    news and are unable to do fact-checking. Disinformation is also managed by so-called "trolls,"

    who spout misinformation, engage in negative campaigning, and showed excessive devotion to

    their presidentiables, which manipulated and provoked other netizens.

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    Furthermore, the role of modern media networks in the management of health-related

    information has always been important. People have been searching for more information

    concerning coronavirus infection throughout the current epidemic. In many cases, citizens have

    been overloaded with headlines including misleading reports and disinformation, which can be

    complicated to understand for those lacking the necessary skills.

    Every individual in our communities does have the capability and role to prevent the

    spread of disinformation that might have an influence on our elections and other significant

    issues in our country. Take the time to analyze the news you read, including recognizing the

    website or institution that is providing the information, and ensure that the data is timely and

    reliable. Keep an eye out for photos and videos that have been edited or processed to give a

    misleading viewpoint. Instead of spreading false information, share real news and facts from

    reliable sources. This limits the circulation of inaccuracies and helps to drown out the noise of

    disinformation with much more concrete information. Given information of all types is so easily

    generated and accessible in the internet world, it is our common responsibility to verify that the

    information we are using and sharing online is true and authentic. Remember how much

    influence we have as an individual to bring change, as well as how much power we have as a

    community. Share these disinformation-fighting practices, and any resource we consider

    important, with loved ones and community members who might benefit from these. Because

    when we decrease the potency of disinformation, we increase our strength.

    By Faith Ashley Espera.

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