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FIGHTING FAKE NEWS
Dr. Brian Housand gave a presentation on teaching critical thinking in a post-truth world. He discussed how the rise of fake news and speed of information sharing online has left many people unprepared to distinguish real from false information. Some key challenges in identifying fake news are the speed at which information spreads versus the time needed for fact-checking, information overload on social media, and a growing crisis of authenticity for verifying sources. Dr. Housand recommended teaching students tools like the CRAAP test to develop skills in evaluating currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose of information to help identify fake news.
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FIGHTING FAKE NEWS
- 1. FAKE NEWS FIGHTING Teaching CriticalThinking In A Post-Truth World Dr. Brian Housand brianhousand.com @brianhousand
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- 4. May you livein interesting times. May you live in interesting times.
- 5. Well, How DidWe Get Here?
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- 29. 44%of tweens andteens feel they can tell fake news from real news.
- 30. 31%shared a storyin the last 6 months that turned out to be wrong.
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- 50. “With great powerthere must also come — great responsibility”
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- 53. Every man should have abuilt-in automatic crap detector operating inside him. Every man should have a built-in automatic crap detector operating inside him.
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- 55. CURRENCY The timeliness of theinformation
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- 57. AUTHORITY The source ofthe information
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- 68. 1. Find twonews stories or websites that are at least some what plausible but are false. 2. Locate one news story or website that seems unlikely but is factual. 3. Create a Google Document or Slides presentation that contains the three stories. 4. Share your one link with the group. 5. BONUS POINTS if the three stories are related or focused on one topic.
- 69. “Don’t believe everything you readon the internet just because there’s a quote and a picture next to it.”
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- 85. CONSIDER THE SOURCE Clickaway from the story to investigate the site, its mission and its contact info. READ BEYOND Headlines can be outrageous in an effort to get clicks. What’s the whole story? CHECK THE AUTHOR Do a quick search on the author. Are they credible? Are they real? SUPPORTING SOURCES? Click on those links. Determine if the info given actually supports the story. CHECK THE DATE Reposting old news stories doesn’t mean they’re relevant to current events. IS IT A JOKE? If it is too outlandish, it might be satire. Research the site and author to be sure. CHECK YOUR BIASES Consider if your own beliefs could affect your judgement. ASK THE EXPERTS Ask a librarian, or consult a fact-checking site. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions With thanks to www.FactCheck.org
- 88. > THE INTERNET ISAN INFINITELY POWERFUL PEN.
- 89. May you livein interesting times. May you live in interesting times.
- 92. Who controls thepast controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
- 94. If the next trendcould be THINKING that would be great.
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- 96. FAKE NEWS FIGHTING Teaching CriticalThinking In A Post-Truth World Dr. Brian Housand brianhousand.com/fakenews @brianhousand