2. The Israel-Hamas War Is Dro ning X in
Disinformation
People ho ha e turned to X for breaking ne s about the Israel-Hamas conflict are
being hit ith old ideos, fake photos, and ideo game footage at a le el researchers
ha e ne er seen.
How
have
you
been
getting
news
about
Israel
&
Palestine?
4. Who to
believe?
How do you decide
whether this is true or not?
How do we protect ourselves
from disinformation?
5. Ask: Has any news outlet or state o
ffi
cial con
fi
rmed this?
6. Ask: Can we trust these sources? Did they con
fi
rm it?
7. https://twitter.com/Lowkey0nline/
status/1712446982403342616
Lateral
Reading
•Who funds or sponsors the site where
the original piece was published?
What do other authoritative sources
have to say about that site?
•When you do a search on the topic of
the original piece, are the initial results
from fact-checking organizations?
•Have questions been raised about
other articles the author has written?
•Does what you’re
fi
nding elsewhere
contradict the original piece?
•Are credible news outlets reporting on
(or perhaps more important, not
reporting on) what you’re reading?
8. EU
Digital
Services
Act
Approved in 2022
Went into e
ff
ect Aug. 25, 2023 for
very large online platforms and
search engines.
New rules around content
moderation, user privacy and
transparency.
Fines: 6% of their global
revenue and, in the most serious
cases, a temporary suspension of
the service.
