Robbins_Module8a by https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy Information Literacy en-us 2019-03-20 14:49:52 UTC 2025-12-18 09:54:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png News Literacy: Are you Faking my News? clrobbins https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343372844 for Middle School Students]]> 2019-03-20 15:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343372844 AASL Standard 1: INQUIRE clrobbins https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343373209 "Build new knowledge by inquiring, thinking critically, identifying problems, and developing strategies for solving problems."]]> 2019-03-20 15:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343373209 DISCUSSION QUESTION: You read a viral news post that seems too crazy to be true. Can you spot fake news or would you be fooled? How do you check if it's true? clrobbins https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343374040 2019-03-20 15:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343374040 10 Ways to Evaluate News clrobbins https://padlet.com/clrobbins/infoliteracy/wish/343452245 READ:
1. The Honest Truth About Fake News (KQED’s The Lowdown)
2. Assessing the credibility of online sources
by Philip Webb 
3. Check internet stories at Snopes.com
4. Evaluate scientific claims at SciCheck.org
5. Political fact checking at FactCheck.org

WATCH:
6. How false news can spread - Noah Tavlin
7.  Learn about Evaluating Sources: CRAP Test from CCC Online
8. 5 Ways To Spot Fake News from Common Sense Media
9. An interview with Melissa Zimdars
(Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Fake News Edition)
10. PBS News video on the BuzzFeedNews article
"This Analysis Shows how Viral Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News on Facebook"
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