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FAKE NEWS
FIGHTING
Teaching Critical Thinking In A Post-Truth World
Dr. Brian Housand
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand

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Brian Housand
brianhousand.com
@brianhousand

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SLIDES AVAILABLE AFTER THE PRESENTATION

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May you live in interesting
times.
May you live in
interesting times.

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QUESTION
EVERYTHING

6.
Saying something is REAL
does not make it REAL

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Saying something is FAKE
does not make it FAKE

8.
Well, How Did We Get Here?

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Same as it ever was

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2006

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2006

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2006

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2006

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2006

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2006

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reliable

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WOEFULLY
UNPREPARED

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CLICK AND READ!

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With great power
there must also
come great
responsibility.

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SPIDEY
SENSES

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Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.
Every man
should have
a built-in
automatic
crap detector
operating
inside
him.

22.
CURRENCY
RELEVANCE
AUTHORITY
ACCURACY
PURPOSE

23.
CAPES

24.
CREDENTIALS
What makes the author
an expert?
What is their bias?

25.
CLOSED
NOVICE EXPERT
OPEN
Bias
Knowledge
Who is the
author?
What makes them
an expert on the
subject?
How open or
closed is their
bias?
What makes you
say that?

26.
When we only
DIG
DEEPER
on the same
site what do
we hope to
find?

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Laterally
READ

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ACCURACY
Is the information up to date?
Is the information factual?

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FACTOPINION
MIND
THE
GAP
Rate this as FACT
or Opinion.
When was this
published?
What evidence is
provided?
What important
details are
missing?

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PURPOSE
What is the purpose
of the information?

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PURSUADE
i
INFORM entertain
$sell

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PERSUADE
INFORM
ENTERTAIN
SELL
How did you determine the purpose?
Unclear clear
SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
THE
PURPOSE
Is the point of view
subjective or
objective?
Is the author’s
purpose clear or
unclear?

33.
EMOTIONIs the item designed to evoke an
emotional response?
How does this item make you feel?

34.
WHAT
EMOTIONS
DO YOU
FEEL?
JOY
sadness
trust
fearanger
DISGUST
anticipation
surprise
After viewing the
item, what emotions
do you feel?
Why do you feel this
way?
What causes you to
feel these emotions?
How are your
emotions influencing
your thinking?

35.
SUPPORTWhat supporting
evidence can you find
from another site?

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WHAT’S
YOUR
EVIDENCE?

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1
2
3
CLAIM:
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
What claim is
being made?
Who is making
this claim?
Triangulate the
claim with THREE
other sources.
Document with
evidence.

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1 2 3 54
UNRELIABLE TRUSTWORTHY
CREDENTIALS
ACCURACY
PURPOSE
EMOTION
SUPPORT

39.
FAKE NEWS: THE BOSS BATTLE

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FAKE

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FAKE

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FAKE

43.
SPEED VS.
ACCURACY

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SMART ≠ +

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1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

46.
1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

47.
“You will never find a
more wretched hive of
scum and villainy.
We must be cautious.”
Obi-Wan Kenobi

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BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!

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8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!
8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!

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1. You Will Never
Guess Why!
1. You Will Never
Guess Why!

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2. What We Found
Was Shocking!
2. What We Found
Was Shocking!

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3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity
3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity

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4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!
4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!

54.
5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know
5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know

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6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.
6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.

56.
7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.
7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.

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8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase
8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase

58.
1. You Will Never Guess Why!
2. What We Found Was Shocking!
3. 11 Things That You Probably Did Not Know
About Your Favorite Celebrity
4. Best New Tech Tools! Number 4 Is my Favorite!
5. What Every Successful Person Must Know
6. Feel Better About Yourself by Doing This
7. Lose Weight Now by Eating These Foods
8. How To Save $$$ on Your Next Purchase
8 CLICKBAIT TRAPS

59.
“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”
“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”

60.
Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel
Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel

61.
This Man Went to See a Play
What Happened Next
Blew His Mind!

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#FightingFakeNews
#HistoricalClickBait

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1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

64.
1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

65.
“Don’t believe
everything you
read on the
internet just
because there’s a
quote and a
picture next to it.”

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No single truth purveyor, no matter how reliable, should
be considered an infallible font of accurate information.
Folks make mistakes.
Or they get duped.
Or they have a bad day at the fact-checking bureau.
Or some days they are just being silly.
To not allow for any of this is to risk stepping into a
pothole the size of Lake Superior.

67.
USE MULTIPLE RESOURCES

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1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

69.
COMMON
SENSE

70.
WHO?
Who is saying this?
Look for an ABOUT page to let you know what makes
them an expert?
WHAT? What is being said?
Is the information factual?
WHEN?
When was the information posted?
Is the information up to date?
Does it need to up to date?
WHERE
?
Where did you find the information?
Did you find it yourself or was it shared by someone else?
HOW? How does the information make you feel?
Is it meant to evoke an emotional response?
WHY? Why is the information being posted? It is reporting news,
entertainment, selling something, for humor?

71.
1. Google the Headline
2. Proceed With Caution!
3. Read the Whole Article
4. Check the Facts
5. Use Common Sense
6. When In Doubt, Don’t Share!
FIGHTING FAKE NEWS!

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44%of tweens and teens feel they can
tell fake news from real news.

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56%of tweens and teens feel they can’t
tell fake news from real news.

74.
31%shared a story in the last 6 months
that turned out to be wrong.

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May you live in interesting
times.
May you live in
interesting times.

76.
Fake news stories are
like drops of poison into
the water that we drink
every day, and we end
up infected without
even realizing it. Laura Boldrini
President of the Chamber of Deputies
in the Italian Parliament

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If the next
trend could be
THINKING that
would be great.

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ENOUGH!ENOUGH!

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vigilance
noun
the action or state of
keeping careful watch for
possible danger or difficulties.

80.
If you smell something, say something.

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FAKE NEWS
FIGHTING
Teaching Critical Thinking In A Post-Truth World
Dr. Brian Housand
brianhousand.com/fakenews
@brianhousand