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How Do You Know the Information
How Do You Know the Information
You Found on the Internet is Credible?
You Found on the Internet is Credible?
(Spotting "Fake News"!)
(Spotting "Fake News"!)
Did You Know...
Did You Know...
*Anyone can create a website and say just about anything? Hey, I can even create a website saying Christopher Columbus's real name was Georgie Peorgie and he was born in 1995 and grew up to be a plumber with a side job as a pig farmer! Hey, I'm saying it now on this website!
*Anyone can create a website and say just about anything? Hey, I can even create a website saying Christopher Columbus's real name was Georgie Peorgie and he was born in 1995 and grew up to be a plumber with a side job as a pig farmer! Hey, I'm saying it now on this website!
Our ability to recognize truth from fiction is essential to our survival as a society.
Our ability to recognize truth from fiction is essential to our survival as a society.
So, what can you do?
Four Tips for Spotting Fake News:
Four Tips for Spotting Fake News:
1. Does it sound too good or too bad to be true?
You need to be careful and THINK about the information you READ on the internet. Use Your Common Sense! --Does it make sense?? --Who is the author/publisher?? --Is the story timely?? --Read past just the headline. --Is there spelling or grammar mistakes?? --Is the headline written in ALL CAPS?? Or, Sensationalized??
2. Check multiple sources before trusting.
Consider finding information from a VARIETY of resources to confirm each one. Don't just use ONE website and assume, "well, that's it then!" Get that SECOND OPINION!!
3. Is the source trustworthy??
Don't just go to some "website" you found for "free" on the "internet" that some person "name unknown" wrote and you have no idea if it's true or not.
Go to websites that have a GOOD REPUTATION for being news worthy such as the New York Times, CNN or ABC News. Use Online Databases. Online Databases contain newspaper, encyclopedia and magazine articles that were written by experts in their field and were confirmed by their peers as true.
4. Use a variety of both PRINT and NON-PRINT sources.
Yes, the good, old-fashioned book still works great and you don't even need a charging cable or access to wifi to get it!
Evaluating the Credibility of a Website:
Evaluating the Credibility of a Website:
Take the CRAAP Test - CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Use the CRAAP Test to evaluate your sources. Here is also a CRAAP Test Worksheet.
Take the CRAAP Test - CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Use the CRAAP Test to evaluate your sources. Here is also a CRAAP Test Worksheet.
Separating Fact vs Fiction: https://www.allconnect.com/blog/internet-research-guide/
Easy Bib's "Evaluating Website Credibility"
Website Evaluation (C.A.R.S.) checklist: https://www.tech-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cars_website_evaluation_checklist.pdf
Education World's Guide to Evaluating Sources: https://www.educationworld.com/ultimate-guide-teaching-source-credibility
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Need to verify whether a News Story is Real or Fake??
Need to verify whether a News Story is Real or Fake??
What do "Left" and "Right" mean in Politics?
Did You Know? One other way of checking if a story is real or fake is to just type the claim into a Google search and add the word ‘hoax’ to see where it came from!
Did You Know? One other way of checking if a story is real or fake is to just type the claim into a Google search and add the word ‘hoax’ to see where it came from!
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Need to check if an image, video or audio file is Fake?
Need to check if an image, video or audio file is Fake?
Deep Fake-O-Meter - Created by students at the University at Buffalo, this website allows one to assess whether an image, video or audio file is fake or not. This website is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Reverse Image Search - Verify where, and and how often, an image is being used.
Google - Click on the "camera icon" on the right side of the google search box and upload an image to see where it has appeared online
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Need to check if a Social Media Profile is Real or Fake?
Need to check if a Social Media Profile is Real or Fake?
Want to check if any other sites Link/Point to a Website?
Want to check if any other sites Link/Point to a Website?
Other Good Websites on Fake News :
Other Good Websites on Fake News :
News Literacy Project - "You have the power to stop misinformation"
Need to determine if a news story is biased? View story from "all sides"--the left, right & center --> AllSides
Need to determine if a news story is biased? View story from "all sides"--the left, right & center --> AllSides
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Can you tell the Real News from Fake News??
Can you tell the Real News from Fake News??
Take the Quiz!
Take the Quiz!
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Need to Find Credible Sources of Information? Consult our online databases, BBC NewsRound, ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN or any other notary news resource. You can also look it up in a book as publishers ensure the accuracy of information before publication.
Need to Find Credible Sources of Information? Consult our online databases, BBC NewsRound, ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN or any other notary news resource. You can also look it up in a book as publishers ensure the accuracy of information before publication.
Samples of Fake Websites Actually on the Internet!!
Samples of Fake Websites Actually on the Internet!!
Just Goes to Show... "Don't believe everything on the Internet just because You saw it on the Internet"!
Just Goes to Show... "Don't believe everything on the Internet just because You saw it on the Internet"!
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Real Fake is a graphic novel about online mis- and disinformation inspired by real events. Readers follow protagonists Rachel and Andre as they discover that a command center in Russia is using a network of troll farms to spread false information to American voters. With the elections coming up, Rachel and Andre must stop the cyber assailants from causing chaos and division. Real Fake is the first book in CISA's Resilience Series.
And Remember, ...
And Remember, ...
*Debunked? Ova Prima Foundation: Which came first? The chicken or the egg? The Ova Prima Foundation is on a mission to find out. This non-profit agency’s site is quite convincing. All links work and the site includes information regarding the mission, history, and abstracts and citations of research papers associated with the foundation. There are even lesson plans for educators who are looking to teach chicken or the egg theories.
The giveaway? Doing a quick search on the author and the company pulls up a ton of results showcasing that website as a hoax. In addition, the term, “ovaprimatological,” is used throughout, which is not a real word. While it’s convincing to see the research abstracts and citations, all are missing dates.
*Want to see the Debunking of some of the other Fake Sites? Visit EasyBib's, "How Savvy Are Your Students?"
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