By Brianna Stevens | Observer Contributor
On March 2, Assistant Professor of Communications at Fitchburg State University, Kyle Moody, spoke at Athol Public Library about how to decipher the difference between real and fake news.
Fake news, as defined by Dan Faltesek of the University of Oregon, is “social media news stories that feature sensational headlines referring to untrue information. These stories are produced by [individuals] who are not mandated to do journalism and are remunerated by online ad networks.”