News Literacy Project
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The News Literacy ProjectA nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for teaching and learning about misinformation, disinformation and news literacy. The website provides several services and materials for both educators and the general public, including the Checkology® e-learning platform, a continuously updated list of fact-checked and debunked rumors, and a podcast discussing news literacy and ways to combat misinformation.

Videos
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How we can protect truth in the age of misinformation | Sinan AralIntroduces some real world consequences of the viral spread of "fake news" and offers ideas for how to address the issues regarding the spread of misinformation while also addressing the promises and challenges of each idea.
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How Fake News Grows in a Post-Fact World | Ali Velshi | TEDxQueensU.Provides a professional journalist's perspective on how misinformation impacts his work and how it impacts traditional news media/professional journalism as a whole.
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Misinformation: The Public Health Crisis | Emerson Brooking | TEDxNYUDefines misinformation and examines how it spreads by comparing it to a dangerous and occasionally deadly virus.
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How misinformation is used to amplify and solidify ideologyExamines how mis- and disinformation can be utilized by partisan actors to enforce and spread political ideologies.
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How to choose your news - Damon BrownIllustrates different ways to approach how you get your news, including following reporters on social media for a "boots on the ground" perspective of ongoing stories and events and reading or watching multiple news sources.
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WATCH: How to spot misinformation onlinePBS provides a quick video tutorial featuring five pieces of advice to help you identify mis- and disinformation while browsing social media.
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3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview | J. Marshall ShepherdAn examination of three elements of belief systems and biases and explanation of how those three elements relate to why people spread misinformation. Also offers steps to take to expand your "box" of preconceived ideas.
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Misinformation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)A satirical look into how dis- and misinformation contributes to the spread of conspiracy theories via the internet and provides three questions to ask to prevent yourself from falling into conspiratorial thinking.
Articles
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How Your Brain Tricks You Into Believing Fake News.Summarizes how and why people, even the most learned academic, can fall for misinformation and introduces tactics such as lateral reading and click restraint.
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We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator in the Suburbs. Here's what we learned.Offers a fascinating look into how one man writing satire turned into a web of "fake news" websites.
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Fake News: How a Partying Macedonian Teen Earns Thousands Publishing LiesDiscusses how many young people in a small Macedonian town make money by utilizing websites made to look like already existing news sites to spread misinformation.
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I was a Macedonian Fake news writer.Provides the perspective of one of many Macedonian "fake news" authors as she discusses her work and thoughts regarding it. Also highlights how the points of view of the articles do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of their authors.
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Biases Make People Vulnerable to Misinformation Spread by Social MediaExamines three kinds of biases (cognitive, social, and algorithmic) that play a role in why people spread misinformation through social media.