"The idea is to create a shock reaction," says Thomas Huchon, one of a group of French journalists who created the video to illustrate how easily fake news can be believed. The teens watch the video and discuss the consequences of the shocking content until Huchon reveals that it's all fake. Challenging notions of fake newsHuchon is an investigative journalist who says he became concerned about fake news in the aftermath of the Paris bombings in 2015 that killed 137 people. (Twitter) "There has been a professionalization of the work that has been done on the internet about fake news," he says. It's when you think that you are protected that you are going to fall into the trap of fake news."

Source: CBC News May 12, 2018 12:56 UTC