AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE CRISIS

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• Disinformation and misinformation about the Australian bushfire crisis is spreading around the world, trying to deflect the true reason behind the issue- climate change

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• Distortion of facts-
• “Arson emergency “

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• This is a Widespread fake news on Twitter
• The NSW police confirmed that this is an annual data of arsonists in Australia, and none of the major fires of the crisis is caused by arsonists

WAYS TO AVOID AND DETECT FAKE NEWS

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• Check the author- is the author professional and reliable
• Is the source/organization reliable
• Check news on multiple places to double check
• Does the website provide reference/factual evidence
• Is the website biased/an advertisement article- not reliable

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