Spotting Fake News!

Fake News has become a real issue in this age of instant news and social media.  How can you tell if the news you read in your social media feed is real or designed to mislead?  Here are some resources to help! 

• Snopes Field Guide to Fake News  Gives examples.
• Inside a Fake News Sausage Factory: 'This Is All About Income'.
• Ten Questions for Fake News Detection
• Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?  video from PBS
• Fake News: How a Partying Macedonian Teen Earns Thousands Publishing Lies
• Fake news? That’s a very old story.
• Six Easy Ways to Tell If that Viral Story Is a Hoax  some simple internet tools that you can use to help determine the truth of those viral stories.
  

• Five Ways to Spot Fake News - video from Common Sense Media

• Pizzagate conspiracy theory - CNN video

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