https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc How to Spot Fake News en-us 2021-07-03 19:37:14 UTC 2024-10-18 12:22:55 UTC hello@padlet.com degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1635863829 1. Define Fake News
2. Identify different types of Fake News and keywords used to describe them
3. Discover what you can do to fight Fake News
4. Read some examples of Fake News
5. Take the Fake News Identification Quiz
6. Share a Fake News Headline you have come across and write a quick comment on how you identified that it is Fake News]]> 2021-07-03 19:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1635863829 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636269601 To spot Fake News, remember to look at where the information is coming from, who is writing it and what sources they are using, consider the date it was written and any biases that might need to be taken into consideration. Check out the attached Infographic for more tricks to identify and understand fake news.]]> 2021-07-04 15:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636269601 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636273983 Look through the University of Michigan's LibGuide to discover what Fake News is, where it comes from, and more!]]> 2021-07-04 16:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636273983 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636276237 Understand key terms and phrases to help you sift through and identify Fake News sources.

Source: BBC. Bitsize. (n.d.). Fake news Glossary: Top key words to know. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf89vwx]]> 2021-07-04 16:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636276237 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636281971 Listen to Hannah Logue speak about the sensationalization of Fake News and how to identify it.]]> 2021-07-04 16:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636281971 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636292043 Look at the "Fight Fake News Section" of Loyal Marymouth University's LibGuide on Fake news. (Note there is also a "Tools for Verifying Section that would be good to look through also!)]]> 2021-07-04 16:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636292043 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636293106 Look at the attached CRAAP test document created by Ms. DeGrace to learn simple steps to go through when evaluating an information source. Join to fight in combating Fake news!]]> 2021-07-04 16:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636293106 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636296574 Click through the attached examples of Fake News and websites that have been compiled of Fake News sources.]]> 2021-07-04 17:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636296574 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636297832 Take the Fake News Identification Quiz and use your new knowledge to determine if each story is true, fake news, or if you can't tell!]]> 2021-07-04 17:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636297832 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636298496 This is another online quiz (optional) that will allow you to test your skills to identify whether the profiles are used for trolling (note a "troll" is "a fake social media account, often created to spread misleading information.")]]> 2021-07-04 17:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636298496 degracer https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636299859 Add your post in the comments.]]> 2021-07-04 17:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/degracer/xgw3g6l0u5e6jvoc/wish/1636299859