Hoax news Analysist
English Fake News Analysis
A. Fake News is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.
B. Before begin the process of spotting fake news, I need to understand there are three main types to recognize:
1. False Stories: While these stories may appear to be news, they are completely fabricated. They are typically created in order to sell a specific product, entice the reader to visit a specific website, or simply to mislead the reader into believing something false.
2. Half-truths are much more difficult to detect because they contain elements of truth mixed in with falsehoods and misrepresentations. For example, a journalist may accurately quote a source but purposefully fail to provide important context for what was said.
3. Clickbait: The sole purpose of clickbait is to entice readers to click on a link. Misleading headlines that do not accurately reflect the content of the article are frequently used. The site owner earns money from the clicks. Because of its reliance on sensationalism to capture the reader's attention, clickbait is usually easy to spot.
C. Analysist the Fake News
The News :
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Tennessee Bill Allowing Common Law Marriage
By Sydney Nixon
Posted on April 8, 2022
A Tennessee bill is aimed at excluding same-sex couples from proposed common law marriage contracts. Social media posts misleadingly claim the bill would allow child marriage and “legalize pedophilia.” The bill initially omitted a minimum age, but was amended on April 6 to say individuals must be at least 18 years old.
Republican Rep. Tom Leatherwood introduced House Bill 233 to a Tennessee House subcommittee in early March. The bill would allow a man and a woman to file marriage “contracts” based on common law principles that are not yet legally recognized in Tennessee. Same-sex couples would not be eligible for the contracts.
(The Analysist description)
The bill sparked a backlash in the state and around the nation because it did not include an age requirement for those seeking such a marriage contract.
The sponsors amended the bill on April 6 to say that contract applicants — which it specifies as “one man” and “one woman” — must have “attained the age of majority,” which is 18 years old in Tennessee.
But social media posts continue to misrepresent the bill, claiming that it lacks an age minimum and was intended to facilitate child-marriages.
A Facebook post on April 7 from the liberal advocacy group Occupy Democrats misleadingly claims, “Tennessee Republicans are advancing a ‘marry little kids’ bill that will allow them to marry children of any age. Why is the Republican Party trying to legalize pedophilia?” The post has amassed over 3,600 reactions.
The post attributes its claim to a March 29 story by the Tennessee news station WJHL. However, the day before the Occupy Democrats’ post, WJHL reported, “Common-law marriage bill amended to add age requirement while still being considered.”
A similar misleading claim was posted on Facebook on April 6 by a page run by Left Action that is called Trump Sucks.
But as we said, the omission of an age minimum was rectified on the same day this Facebook page posted about it.
“Altering or addressing age in marriage was never the intent of this bill. … It’s a better bill by putting [the age minimum] in there,” Leatherwood said, according to the Tennessean.
According to WUSA 9, the bill is scheduled to be heard by the Tennessee House Civil Justice Committee on April 13.
The analyst :
1. Critical Mindset
1) Who : Tom Leatherwood in Tennessee Bill (Tweet : Left Action and Trump Sucks).
2) What : "So, all this bill does is give an alternative form of marriage for those pastors and other individuals who have a conscientious objection to the current pathway to marriage in our law," Leatherwood said in remarks quoted by WKRN.
3) Where : Parliament meeting, Germantown, Tennessee Amerika
4) When : On April 6th 2022
5) Why : Tweet Democratic state Representative about "Why is the Republican Party trying to legalize pedophilia?” The post has amassed over 3,600 reactions.
6) How : A Tennessee bill is aimed at excluding same-sex couples from proposed common law marriage contracts. Social media posts misleadingly claim the bill would allow child marriage and “legalize pedophilia.” The bill initially omitted a minimum age, but was amended on April 6 to say individuals must be at least 18 years old.
2. Check the source of the publisher
This news was first published in the form of a tweet on Twitter and Facebook which was then crowded with comments.
3. Cross Check
Sources :
1) Tennessee General Assembly. House Bill 233. March 2022.
2) Tennessee General Assembly. Amendment to House Bill 233. 6 Apr 2022.
3) Peterson, Joyce. “Proposed legislation could legalize child marriage in Tennessee.” WMC. Action News 5. 5 Apr 2022.
5) Brown, Melissa. “Tennessee legislator files amendment to anti-LGBT marriage bill amid age limit backlash.” Tennessean. 6 Apr 2022.
6)Harris, Gerald. “Common-law marriage bill amended to add age requirement while still being considered.” WJHL. 6 Apr 2022.
7) Jones, Erin and Ariane Datil. “Fact-checking claims about Tennessee proposed marriage bill and child age.” Government Verify. 7 Apr 2022.
8) Tennessee Marriage Bill Called 'Horrifying' as Law Could See Children Wed
BY DARRAGH ROCHE. 4.Jun 2022
4. Evidence
The bill’s sponsor, Tom Leatherwood (R-Arlington) says the law being considered would add a new marriage option for Tennesseans, according to WKRN.
“So, all this bill does is give an alternative form of marriage for those pastors and other individuals who have a conscientious objection to the current pathway to marriage in our law," says Leatherwood.
Missing from the bill are age requirements, opening the door for possible child marriages. Something the bill sponsor acknowledged during a Children and Family Affairs subcommittee.
“There is not an explicit age limit,” Leatherwood said.
5. Check it's current
1) The news was tweet on April 6th 2022.
2) 7th April a facebook post the liberal advocacy group Occupy Democrats misleadingly claims, “Tennessee Republicans are advancing a ‘marry little kids’ bill that will allow them to marry children of any age.
3) 6th April, They change the content in their post like what it should be.
4) April 13th the news changed contents.
Initially about freedom of marriage without age restrictions. Then it was replaced by adding information that marriage without age limit is for priests or marriage according to belief (religion).
6. Ask the Expert about this.
I've asked the news journalist Hadi Priyanto he said "This is a news story, not all news covers the whole, some only take part of the news or events that exist. We are the ones who must be good at matching one news with another, especially those that are closely related."
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