Week 5 - 'It might be trending, but it doesn't make it true'

'It might be trending, but it doesn't make it true'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/09/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-social-media-trending-may-not-be-true

• The presidential debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump reveals how social media is not always reliable 
• The hashtag #TrumpWon was trending on Twitter even before the debate was finished 
• The origin of  the hashtag seemed to emerge from Russia, however when in more depth analysis was examined it then showed that it started in Detroit
• It shows that this hashtag was made to appear as though it started from Russia, showing a connection with Vladamir Putin
• From this it shows social media is gamed for commercial and political and other purposes 

This story shows how the significance of social media should not be relied completely due to the fact that social media can be manipulated easily. I think the idea of something trending on Twitter would aid users to see what is being most talked about in the mainstream media, however when it comes to political issues it shows that you cannot believe everything you see on social networking sites and the internet itself - it reveals manipulation and how nothing can entirely be trusted.