We are the generation of "Fake News"...the problem is: we cannot help it. Whether we like it or not, everything we see contains its own bias.

The news stories we read, the talk shows we watch, the radio stations we listen to all have their own perspective; thus, they all possess a bias. When you hear the word bias, you probably think of politics--the tendency to lean yourself left or right on the political spectrum. But in fact, bias extends beyond politics; bias is the reason why you may like one color over the other. Bias is your preferences based on your individual perspective, so it's only natural that there are so many with diverse, political opinions.

While some biases are more obvious than others, it is important to note that the issue is not necessarily the bias itself but rather a person's ability to skew the truth according to their personal bias, more importantly: their underlying political agenda. For example, CNN's liberal political bias is insignificant on a grand scheme, but if CNN were to distort news stories or fail to provide factual support of their arguments to promote their political agenda, now they are wrong. The same would be true for any right-wing source of information, for example FOX News.

Another important factor is thinking about how we, as members of society, react to these biases.

Picture this: your phone vibrates with an update from the News application, signifying a two-ten letter word headline. Let's also say that the update is from a well-known news source. Are you more likely to believe the headline or do research on your own about the article? Generally speaking, you would probably believe the headline immediately without questions, and this is where our problem arises.

Our news sources have become like the tabloid magazines we skim on the shelves of the local grocery store. In big, bold letters, witty titles regarding the most famous celebrities lure us in. But, like always, you never end up buying the tabloid: you always are left believing the ludicrous claims, but you never figure out what truly happened on your own.

This is what "fake news" is.

And I witness it every day on social media. Articles, tweets, and videos are instantaneously shared with clever titles to entice readers, and they could not be more successful. Because the readers never doubt the news source; rather, they believe any sort of information that is handed in front of them, unless that information disagrees with their underlying political opinions. And when people read something they disagree with, they ask questions.

Well, what does this say about the general public? Why can't we create our own opinions rather than believing everything FOX and CNN feeds us every single night? Do we not have the power, as human beings, as intellects, as Americans, to ask questions, formulate our own opinions, and discover what is the truth? If we do this, our opinions become unique, our community becomes naturally diverse in thought--and we have naturally eroded our "group-think" society. And if we begin to think for ourselves, we can end the "fake news" mentality.