News Literacy

How to recognize misinformation and judge credibility

SPOT MISINFORMATION:

The impact of misinformation is apparent as over 75% of Americans have seen misinformation and, on certain topics, the United States is three times more misinformed than other countries...

Are you news-literate? Learn and practice your news literacy in a friendly and engaging method via short activities and attention-grabbing graphics appropriate for all ages...

Find resources to help you identify possible sources of misinformation with a new webpage from FactCheck.org, the organization dedicated to the eradication of misleading news...

SPOT MISINFORMATION:

Since teenagers are one of the main consumers of internet content and consequently, misinformation, it is only evident that there should be a fact-checking source specifically for them...

Ad Fontes is a nonpartisan website and organization made with the idea that media sources can often be biased and that readers have a right to know exactly what those biases are...

Here's a guide directly from the League of Women Voters which explains everything you need to know about misinformation and disinformation as well as the differences between them...

AI GENERATED

SPOT MISINFORMATION:

In today's world, AI is capable of making absolutely false information appear convincingly realistic in a matter of seconds. Thus, it is the duty of the American public to be able to identify AI manipulation...

The Department of Homeland Security has released an infographic that explains (in simple terms) the way that foreign adversities use misinformation to attack and divide the United States...

Knowing and understanding the problem misinformation presents to the world, what can we, as a local community, do to protect our population from the danger it presents?

SPOT MISINFORMATION:

If you want to protect yourself and others from the threat of false information, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency or CISA has a graphic listing out the exact tactics used with the intent to disrupt your day-to-day life...

For more information and resources, you can subscribe to a weekly newsletter provided by the National Institute for Civil Discourse and the LWV on news literacy, misinformation, civil discourse, and the multitude of factors that shape our future...

FEATURED ARTICLES:

Media Literacy is Desperately Needed in Classrooms Around the Country, Experts Say (The Hill)

Detecting Bullshit - Studying the spread of misinformation should become a top scientific priority, says biologist Carl Bergstrom (Science)

How Finland Starts Its Fight Against Fake News in Primary Schools (The Guardian)

Never Say Fake News! Plus Other Advice from Taiwan on Countering Disinformation (Toronto Star)

Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole (The New York Times)