
Pointer (2019) : 2x3
Overview
The global outbreak of the coronavirus ensures that our daily news consumption almost only exists with news about COVID-19. Not only through established media we are kept informed, also via social media, reports about the virus are sent and forwarded. And the question is how reliable those messages are. Nowadays, Fake News is hard to distinguish from real news. Pointer went looking for fake news and shows how you can really distinguish from NEP on the basis of journalistic and forensic treasure methods. For example, images on social media that was suggested that people commit suicide because of the virus. These shocking images were bleached. Why are these messages sent? It provides more unrest and fear. Who is behind spreading fake news? Why do they do that? And what can fake news bring about?
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2 - 1With hundreds of security cameras you can watch unnoticed January 26, 2020
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2 - 2These climate sections sow doubt with the help of the oil industry February 25, 2020
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2 - 4Death at the border May 08, 2020
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2 - 5The 'disappeared' Jewish houses May 27, 2020
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2 - 6American lobby in the Netherlands October 14, 2020
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2 - 7Data: Gold mine for politics October 21, 2020
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2 - 8The hunt for online trolls October 28, 2020
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2 - 9The hidden network of conspiracy cherry December 20, 2020