How do I: Spot 'Fake' News?

This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker. It supplements generic information literacy with the specific web-based techniques that can get you closer to the truth on the web more quickly.

Good article from the CBC explaining that 'Fake News' is really misinformation and disinformation. Provides definitions of common terms and tips on how to spot misleading news.

Tips from John Hopkins University. Also, check out the article link "How Fake News Tricks Your Brain"

Tools for monitoring social media, including Hoaxy (visualize the spread of claims and fact checking), Fakey (game to spot fake news in your social media feeds), BotSlayer etc.

Canadian political fact-checking site

Good site fact checking Internet myths and rumours.

Reputable American political fact-checking site

Includes SciCheck (fact checking science stories), FaceBook Check (debunking Facebook false stories),

Named for the keyboard shortcut for ‘find,’ the CTRL-F digital media literacy program equips students with the habits and skills they need to find and evaluate online information, and to determine what to trust.

In Reality Check, you’ll learn how to find clues like finding where a story originally came from and comparing it to other sources, as well as how to use tools like fact-checking sites and reverse image searches.

In each mission, you’ll be presented with a story on your social network feed that might be entirely true, entirely false, or somewhere in between. To find out, click on the different parts of the page where you see a magnifying glass. Once you’ve seen all the clues, you can decide how reliable you think it is and how to respond to it.

Because fact-checking shouldn’t be a chore, each scenario is designed to be played in 15 minutes or less.

Online course consisting of 5 lessons based on the SIFT process for evaluating online information and spotting disinformation. Suitable for facilitated use in classrooms.