Iraqi soldier: The colored original picture in the middle shows an Iraqi soldier surrounded by US soldiers during the 2003 Iraq war. The photomontage was made by Art Director Ursula Dahmen for the Tagesspiegel in order to demonstrate in comparison how different image details can influence the interpretation of an image. The photomontage is part of the traveling exhibition „X für U – Bilder, die lügen“ and arouses curiosity to take a closer look at the topic.
„X für U – Bilder, die lügen“ was a traveling exhibition of the Foundation House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education. The idea and concept come from Jürgen Reiche. The exhibition addresses the objectivity of images and shows basic patterns of manipulation of and with images.
In an “ABC of Lies” around 300 objects illustrate the breadth of the topic. The name of the exhibition alludes to the phrase show someone an X for a U. The exhibition met with widespread media coverage.
Social media platforms are becoming increasingly popular news sources. They differ from traditional media as people are exposed to stories from a variety of people and outlets, including potential fake news stories. This raises a key question: What leads people to trust news on social media? Research indicates two cues that could impact opinions of news on social media: (1) the trustworthiness of the person who shares a story; (2) the credibility of the news outlet reporting the story.
Fake news is spreading very quickly on the web and, according to the latest wave of “b4p trends”, is classified by over 80% as a danger to democracy. Many associate social networks in particular with agitation and insults. That is why eight out of ten respondents trust the craft of journalists and consider the information from journalistic media offers to be more credible than news on Facebook, Twitter & Co. The origin of the news plays a decisive role.
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