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This page is meant to give you some tips on how to be a savvy consumer of information.
All Sides - how are stories presented differently based on bias? A site that discussed balanced news and civil discourse
News Literacy Project: This link will bring you to checkology- a platform for the public to learn how to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources, and know what to trust , what to dismiss, and what to debunk.
Types of Fake News
There are four broad categories of fake news, according to media professor Melissa Zimdars of Merrimack College.
CATEGORY 1: Fake, false, or regularly misleading websites that are shared on Facebook and social media. Some of these websites may rely on “outrage” by using distorted headlines and decontextualized or dubious information in order to generate likes, shares, and profits.
CATEGORY 2: Websites that may circulate misleading and/or potentially unreliable information
CATEGORY 3: Websites which sometimes use clickbait-y headlines and social media descriptions
CATEGORY 4: Satire/comedy sites, which can offer important critical commentary on politics and society, but have the potential to be shared as actual/literal news
No single topic falls under a single category - for example, false or misleading medical news may be entirely fabricated (Category 1), may intentionally misinterpret facts or misrepresent data (Category 2), may be accurate or partially accurate, but use an alarmist title to get your attention (Category 3) or may be a critique on modern medical practice (Category 4.) Some articles fall under more than one category. It is up to you to do the legwork to make sure your information is good.
http://libguides.pace.edu/fakenews
Websites for Fact-checking
Websites for Fact-checking
LinkedIn
A professional networking website where you can look up the authors of articles and books to see if they're credible.FactCheck
A product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.Politifact
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.Snopes.com
One of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on urban legends, news stories and memes. the also cite their sources at the end of each debunking.Lead Stories
Established in 2015, Lead Stories intentionally seeks out viral stories using software and debunks them as fast as possible.Hoax-Slayer
Similar to Snopes but tighter in scope, Hoax-Slayer focuses on email hoaxes, identity theft scams and spam.The Washington Post Fact-Checker
While focused primarily on political facts, it covers specific claims in-depth and with plenty of cross-referencing.
fact checking organizations
fact checking organizations
McGill Office for Science and Society
From McGill University. A weekly news feed debunking myths and fake news online.The Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute develops resources for journalists and writers, plus offers resources on fact checking and media literacy for the general public.The News Literacy Project Facebook Page
A nonprofit whose purpose is to provide tools and resources to middle and high school students (and their classrooms) on media literacy
Other documents and websites to help with information/media literacy
Other documents and websites to help with information/media literacy
AllSides
This site provides articles and an assessment of their bias, from left to right.NPR: Five ways teachers are fighting fake news
Five in-class exercises used by real teachers for teaching about fake newsNew York Times: Evaluating sources in a post-truth world
Geared for classroom use, this is a sample lesson plan on analyzing fake newsCarroll University: Post-Truth and Fake News
LibGuide developed by instructional librarian Joe Hardenbrook, this guide provides an excellent set of demonstrations and how-to advice on debunking news,.Shorenstein Center (Harvard): Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action
Conclusions from a fake news conference held February 17-18, 2017 and a plan to tackle fake news in the future.
Much of this information can be found (thanks to the Missouri Assocation of School Librarians) at: https://masl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1283814&p=9423916
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