Fact checking

Here is a handy list of steps to take in order to become aware of / spot fake news and treat it as such:

Watch the video below for further information on how to spot fake news. Make notes of details that are presented in the video and were not mentioned in the infographics above.

Which of the strategies do you find easier / more difficult to put into practice? Why?

Here is a method which can be used to verify how trustworthy a news item is:

Watch the video below that demonstrates how the CRAAP test can be used to check the validity of information for an academic paper.

How do you think this test can be applied to check the level of credibility of news items?

Here is another method which can be used to verify how trustworthy a news item is:

Watch the video below that demonstrates how LATERAL READING can be used to sort fact from fiction online.Make a note of all the steps being explained.

Then, follow the steps presented in the video to do some lateral reading on a current item of news.

Watch the video below on how to choose your news and make notes of details.

Then, work in pairs to create a Do's and Don'ts list based on information provided in the video.

Here is a handy list of websites that you can use to fact check news reports:

https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.thefactual.com/news

https://www.factual.ro/

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