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Media Literacy and Fake News
How to Spot Fake News
How Can You Spot Fake News?
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.
Examples of Misinformation or Disinformation
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
Resource list- Misinformation, Disinformation, and Debunking sites:
Fact Check,org
SMELL Test
S stands for source
M is for Motivation
E represents evidence
L is for Logic
L is for left out
Snopes
Fact checking site
Henry Whittemore Library's Guide on the reliability of Information
Articles on fake news from Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy
Examples of Valid News Sources, Left leaning (Liberal) vs Right Leaning (Conservative)
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
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