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Media Literacy and Fake News

I have talked in class about the importance of understanding and recognizing fake news. The comic at the right does a great job of explaining it as well. Below are some links on fake news and some on teaching about fake news. The latter might be helpful in your Public Education Activity.

https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-fall-for-fake-news-69829

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/business/media/comet-ping-pong-pizza-shooting-fake-news-consequences.html?

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sandy-hook-conspiracy-20170203-story.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/kfile-gorka-on-fake-news/index.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/2016/11/24/793903b6-8a40-4ca9-b712-716af66098fe_story.html?utm_term=.339f548c39a0

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs

http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2017/03/12/lies-damned-lies-and-press-releases/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=c9da2a7cb8fb4d73b33fe9999cd1a8de&elq=3788fe29a7c541858b68560d9b76c6d5&elqaid=12917&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5325

http://www.readingmytealeaves.com/2017/02/habit-shift-pay-for-real-news.html

http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Professor-Once-Targeted-by/238742?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=90cc345026ba437c959fc461dc3e6df9&elq=640eeeb615bb4211a1472fcde55c7d7c&elqaid=11917&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4788

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/01/18-cartoon-videos-about-web-safety-for.html

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/12/media_literacy_courses_help_high_school_students_spot_fake_news.html