Fake News

Donald Trump becoming the nations President has been the topic of conversation ever since he decided to run. No matter what political party you side with, you can agree this election has been one of most controversial and most talked about elections to date. But what about Trump gets people so riled up? Maybe it's his unfiltered thoughts or maybe even the fact that he stands tall and true to his beliefs. Trump is known by some Americans for being oppressive and very opinionated in nature. His supporters praise him and his enemies criticize with every move he makes. One thing that emerged during the Trump era was a term by the name of "fake news". Fake news, according to Google, is " a type of hoax or deliberate misinformation, be it via the traditional news media or via social media, with the intent to mislead in order to gain financially or politically." So what does that mean? Anything that gets posted into the mainstream media is fake news? Obviously not, but everything you read isn't true. This sounds way too familiar, like something we were taught in 5th grade, so why are we still being reminded about it? Ever since Trump took office he's been using this term to stray people away from the news sources that haven't been portraying the correct information. He takes to Twitter and exposes prominent news media outlets such as NBC News and The New York Times, calling them "fake news", suggesting that topics they write about aren't as factual as people should assume. Obviously Trump will have some bias considering these are predominantly left-wing opinions on his presidency but Trump does shed some light and awareness to this issue. With that being said, Trump has some firm views that he sticks to which makes him so controversial. With so many scandals that came out during his candidacy, it was hard to ignore the harsh things Trump said about some groups of people. Calling Mexicans rapists, criminals, and drug dealers was one instance. "Grab her by the p****" was another. So there is no doubt that Trump has a history of targeting a group of individuals and stereotyping them as a whole. One of the first things Trump did at the start of his presidency was an executive to protect the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States. This executive order was revised from a previous one, stating that it would suspend the entry of refugees from seven predominately Muslim countries for 120 days. The order also excludes Iraq from the list of suspended countries. Many news media outlets and people around the country were outraged by this order and gave it the name "Muslim Ban". If the executive order that President Trump enacted only suspends these people for 120 days, why is it called a ban? Also, Trump understands that the nations that are suspended are predominately Muslim, but not all citizens are Muslim, so why is everyone stereotyping these countries as such? This is one example of fake news that has stirred up a lot of commotion concerning Trump. Twisting up the words executive order has messed up the meaning of the order itself.