Information Literacy Resources
Information Literacy Resources
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Fact Checking Websites
From the Annenberg Center; check the accuracy of statements, including advertisements, from politicians, pundits and special interest groups.
Evaluate the truth and accuracy of Michigan political advertisements. Click on "past calls" to view evaluations of specific advertisements.
Run by the St. Petersburg Times, the site's "Truth-o-meter" helps separate "fact from fiction" in political statements, including advertisements, from races around the country.
Check voting records, background, and public statements of candidates from around the country.
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Fact Checker (Washington Post)
From columnist Glenn Kessler, focusing on accuracy of statements of political figures "regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."
Fact-checking site for "for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."
Graphic Organizers, Posters
UNESCO: 5 Laws of Media and Information Literacy
Must create a free account to access resources.
Newseum: 10 Tips to Spot Media Manipulation
Must create a free account to access resources.
7 Types of Dis & Misinformation
Must create a free account to access resources.
Watch for 7 Types of Propaganda
Images & Video
Five Strategies to Tell if an Image is Fake
Guardian: The Future of Fake News
Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video
Journalism & Ethics
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
Covers International media ethics and ethic violations. Also provides links for news outlets code of ethics.
Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Excellent source that brings together news articles from left, center, & right to show bias and coverage choice. Provides hot topic overviews with background and dialogue and debate.
Blue Feed, Red Feed: See the Liberal Facebook and Conservative Facebook, Side by Side
A comparison of liberal and conservative news sources as they appear in Facebook feeds.
Offers lessons and case studies. Register for an account to get access to modules.
CORA: Evaluating News Sites Credible or Clickbait
Facing our History and Ourselves: Confirmation and Other Biases
Facing our History and Ourselves: Verifying Breaking News
Media Smarts: Media Literacy 101
6 media minute lessons around media literacy
While the museum is closed, the website with all of its educational resources remains available. To access the lessons and materials, you will need to create an account. The Newseum offers free virtual workshops that might be a great option for virtual instruction days.
PBS News Hour: How to Teach your Students About Fake News
Ted Ed: Damon Brown How to Choose Your News
Ted Ed: How False News Can Spread
Media Bias
Provides a media bias chart to aid students in understanding bias in sources. Discussion of method allows transparency.
Another version of the media bias chart. Discussion of method allows transparency.
How to Spot 11 Types of Media Bias
Science Literacy
Why is scientific literacy among the general population important?
YouTube: Fact vs. Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
Ray Bradbury
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