We can access incredible amounts of information at anytime with a few touches on a screen, or even a voice command. We can become writers, critics, reporters, and trendsetters by setting up our own sites and profiles in seconds. Almost all of humankind is connected and can learn from each other through digital communication, sharing works and messages that make the world smaller and better.
This means that the opposite is also true. The Internet houses hate speech, lies, scams, crime, and plenty of mistakes. Often, these things are skillfully hidden as legitimate, benign, or useful information sources. What do we do about this? We become better and smarter about telling the difference, and we stop the spread of misinformation by sharing responsibly.
The first step is to understand who the author or publisher of the information is.
See Civic Online Reasoning from Stanford University
Make sure you can verify information from other reliable sources.
See Civic Online Reasoning from Stanford University
True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News by
"Fake news" is a term you've probably heard a lot in the last few years, but it's not a new phenomenon. From the ancient Egyptians to the French Revolution to Jack the Ripper and the founding fathers, fake news has been around as long as human civilization. But that doesn't mean that we should just give up on the idea of finding the truth. In True or False, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis will take readers through the history and impact of fake news over the centuries, sharing stories from the past and insights that readers today can gain from them. Then, she shares lessons learned in over a decade working for the CIA, including actionable tips on how to spot fake news, how to make sense of the information we receive each day, and, perhaps most importantly, how to understand and see past our own information biases, so that we can think critically about important issues and put events happening around us into context.
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