If you are active on ###### media, you've probably done this ###### least once: shared something based ###### the headline without actually reading ###### link.

Many, many people are ###### of this. According to a ###### released in June by computer ###### at Columbia University and the ###### National Institute, 59 percent of ###### shared on social media have ###### actually been clicked.

The first ###### you can do to combat "###### news" is to actually read ###### before sharing them. When you ###### them, pay attention to the ###### signs that the article might ###### fake.]]>
ABC ######, the television network, has a ###### at abcnews.go.com. And ABC News, ###### fake news site, can be ###### at abcnews.com.co.

The use of ".######" at the end is a ###### clue you are looking at ###### news. But there are other ###### as well.]]>
On the ###### ABC News site there is ###### article claiming a protester was ###### $3,500 to protest Donald Trump. ###### is supposedly written by Jimmy ######. "Dr.]]>
All of the details ###### signs that "Dr. Rustling" is ###### a real person. Read The Article Closely

Many fake ###### have made-up quotes that are ###### to read without laughing. About ###### through the article on the ######, the founder of Snopes – ###### site that disproves fakes news ###### the Internet – is suddenly "######" as saying he approves of ###### article.]]>
Sometimes ###### articles are based on merely ###### tweet. For example, fake news ###### spread that suggested anti-Trump protesters ###### bused to demonstrations. As The ###### York Times found, this story ###### with a single, ill-informed tweet ###### a man with just 40 ######.]]>
Few real news stories are ###### on a single tweet with ###### additional confirmation. If the article ###### no links to reliable sources – or no links at all – you are likely reading fake ######. Look At The Ads

A flood of pop-up ads ###### other advertising on a news ###### indicates you should handle the ###### with care.]]>
A simple Google search ###### will quickly tell you if ###### news you are reading is ######. Snopes has compiled a guide ###### fake news sites, allowing you ###### check whether the article comes ###### a fraudster. A website called @@@@@@@@@@@@.@@@ is another way to double-check ###### truthfulness of an article.]]>
Combating the ###### of fake news begins with ######, the reader. If it seems ###### fantastic, it probably is. Please ###### before you share.]]>