ENGL 110: Comp II, Mancuso

• What is the source? Is it credible? What is its bias? Is this a "brand name"? Example of a brand name- The New York Times 
• Does it have credentials, expertise, and a reputation?
• Does the source avoid conflicts of interest including financial and political?
• You need to take the time to really look at the source of the information and this critically about it.  

• Satire or parody: no intention to cause harm but potential to fool
• Misleading content: misleading use of information to frame an issue or individual,
• Imposter content: when genuine sources are impersonated
• Fabricated content: when new content is 100% fake and is designed to deceive and do harm
• False connections: when headlines, visuals, or captions do not support the content. 
• False content: when genuine content is shared with false contextual information
• Manipulated content: when genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive

These are valid news sources that check their facts, but express different opinions:

• Left leaning:
  • New York Times
  • Boston Globe
  • Washington Post

• Right leaning:
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Bloomberg