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Fake News

Fake news

Is not new - sensational and often fictional "news" has been around for a long time.

In recent years"fake news" has become a catch-all for kinds of news that provide false information as well as biased information.

It's also become common for people to label news that disagrees with their own viewpoints as fake.
Sometimes you might hear that a news article or news source is fake, even when they aren't reporting false information.

When in doubt, it's always good to check for yourself.
Different Kinds of Fake News

Fake News or Hoax News - Stories that promote false information. While they may be loosely influenced by facts, these stories can't be verified. These stories often rely on language designed to get an emotional response (like outrage) from readers.

Clickbait - Outrageous headlines and stories designed to get readers to click open links to a particular webpage. These often try to manipulate emotions or elicit surprise. You've seen a lot of this already - it often involves politics or celebrities.

Hyper-partisan or Heavily Biased News - Stories that present facts, often carefully selected, through a biased perspective. There are different levels of bias, but credible reporters and news sites attempt to present facts with objectivity.

News Parody/Satire - Stories that parody current events and reporting. While they often use false headlines, they are created to poke fun at current events or people, not to convince readers that the information is true.

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Citizen Literacy is an online toolkit that promotes the development of key information skills for democratic citizenship and features short videos, handouts, and activities

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"Evaluating Online Sources: a Toolkit" - a full package of tutorials, videos, instruction and resource links explore news and media literacy and source evaluation.

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Research Guides: Evaluating Online Sources: A Toolkit: Evaluating Online Sources: Initial Moves

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"Fake News and Information Literacy" Concise explanations, short videos, handouts and activities address how to identify fake news and how to evaluate sources using lateral reading and SIFT strategies.

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Research Guides: Fake News and Information Literacy: Improving News and Information Literacy

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A guide to help you be a better consumer of news.

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"Fake News" LibGuides: resources and links examine fake news, misuse of statistics, misinformation on social media, fact-checking tools, and more.

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Some content has been adapted from the Indiana University East Fake News LibGuide.

Last updated 5/18/2020.

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