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From NPR a 2016 piece on how to discern fake news.

 By Wynne Davis
 
Fake news stories can have real-life consequences. On Sunday, police said a man with a rifle who claimed to be "self-investigating" a baseless online conspiracy theory entered a Washington, D.C., pizzeria and fired the weapon inside the restaurant.

So, yes, fake news is a big problem.

These stories have gotten a lot of attention, with headlines claiming Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump in November's election and sites like American News sharing misleading stories or taking quotes out of context. And when sites like DC Gazette share stories about people who allegedly investigated the Clinton family being found dead, the stories go viral and some people believe them. Again, these stories are not true in any way.

Stopping the proliferation of fake news isn't just the responsibility of the platforms used to spread it. Those who consume news also need to find ways of determining if what they're reading is true. We offer several tips below.

The idea is that people should have a fundamental sense of media literacy. And based on a study recently released by Stanford University researchers, many people don't.

Continue reading @ NPR.

Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts

From NPR a 2016 piece on how to discern fake news.

 By Wynne Davis
 
Fake news stories can have real-life consequences. On Sunday, police said a man with a rifle who claimed to be "self-investigating" a baseless online conspiracy theory entered a Washington, D.C., pizzeria and fired the weapon inside the restaurant.

So, yes, fake news is a big problem.

These stories have gotten a lot of attention, with headlines claiming Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump in November's election and sites like American News sharing misleading stories or taking quotes out of context. And when sites like DC Gazette share stories about people who allegedly investigated the Clinton family being found dead, the stories go viral and some people believe them. Again, these stories are not true in any way.

Stopping the proliferation of fake news isn't just the responsibility of the platforms used to spread it. Those who consume news also need to find ways of determining if what they're reading is true. We offer several tips below.

The idea is that people should have a fundamental sense of media literacy. And based on a study recently released by Stanford University researchers, many people don't.

Continue reading @ NPR.
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3 comments:

  1. Barry Gilheany9:08 AM, January 29, 2020

    Essential instructions for any columnist or writer.

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  2. MickO8:54 AM, January 30, 2020

    When the BBC and others are claiming the moral high ground against 'fake news' then the world really has turned Orwellian. Most news is aimed at simpletons.

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  3. Steve R8:17 PM, January 30, 2020

    I've noticed facebook is highlighting what it deems to be fake news.

    Going to be very hard to tell what is real and what is spruiked in the future.

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