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FAKE NEWS

“Fake News” is deliberately false news that is perceived as true and is distributed on social networks and websites with the intention of generating benefit for some group, be it economic, political or social. As it seems to be true, this type of news and information is shared easily and quickly on the Internet and/or through messaging services and applications. There is no concern in searching for the Source of the information/news, which makes it very difficult to control the spread of “Fake News”. There is a lot of fake and sensationalist news on websites that seem harmless to users but contain malicious programmes. Thus, a reader/user clicks on the news and immediately downloads a malware code to their device and social networks, further spreading the malicious content on their social networks.

  • CNCS - Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança
  • other
  • Portugal

“Fake News” is deliberately false news that is perceived as true and is distributed on social networks and websites with the intention of generating benefit for some group, be it economic, political or social. As it seems to be true, this type of news and information is shared easily and quickly on the Internet and/or through messaging services and applications. There is no concern in searching for the Source of the information/news, which makes it very difficult to control the spread of “Fake News”. There is a lot of fake and sensationalist news on websites that seem harmless to users but contain malicious programmes. Thus, a reader/user clicks on the news and immediately downloads a malware code to their device and social networks, further spreading the malicious content on their social networks.

  • CNCS - Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança
  • other
  • Portugal

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