This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker. It supplements generic information literacy with the specific web-based techniques that can get you closer to the truth on the web more quickly.
Via Nik Peachey
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Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight,
January 3, 2017 3:28 PM
An interesting site to explore with students. It works best when you can compare a claim and fact check as one data set. When I looked at the claim and fact check on "Obama signs Christmas bill making alternative media illegal," the data showed how the claim appeared and was shared for two days before any fact checking was shared. That alone could be a great discussion point for students. Share the quote often attributed to Winston Churchill: "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on," or the updated versions in this New York Times headline: "A Lie Races Across Twitter Before the Truth Can Boot Up." (And that four year old article is also a fine one to add to your fake news discussion!)
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
January 9, 2017 10:00 AM
this provides an interesting visual to begin a conversation regarding fake news.
Stacey Py Flynn's comment,
August 1, 2013 8:37 AM
Common Craft videos are always so nicely produced. I have used them for upper elementary school kids with great success.
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A really useful free online ebook.