This has been a psa[Image 1: A screenshot of an edited headline from the New York Times which reads,
This has been a psa[Image 1: A screenshot of an edited headline from the New York Times which reads, “Joe Biden Tweets at Midnight About His Blorbos.” Beneath it in smaller text, what should be a bullet point about a news story reads, “Remember, kids, it’s really easy to use html to edit and screenshot text online. Fact check before you share!”][Image 2: A screenshot of a portion of the CNN website, with a headline edited to read “GOP Divided as Pence Comes Out as a Furry.” Under the headline is a photo of Mike Pence, and beneath that text that reads “Following his stunning remarks, the former Vice President has received a swell of Republican support as he charts his political future.” A line of smaller text beneath that reads, “Remember, kids, it’s really easy to edit a webpage with html. Fact check before sharing!”] -- source link
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