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Evaluating Sources: Fake News

You may have heard a lot recently about “fake news." Below is a great infographic that outlines all the things we have already talked about with RADAR, but through the lens of reading news. Consider this as you move forward in reading sources of information in your personal life and your academic work.

How to spot fake news infographic

Link to: IFLA Resource Page with Translations

Activity

Take a look at some of the latest stories on fact-checking site, Snopes. What were the circumstances surrounding the proliferation of the stories? What tactics used on the fake stories or posts might have mislead readers to think they were real? How does Snopes check the facts?

(Need the worksheet? Evaluating Sources Worksheet)

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