Resources to Help You Get Started:
Super fun to have everyone jumping on the “fake news” bandwagon – we media literacy folks have been barking about this for YEARS! Welcome! =)
In no particular order, here are some resources on fake news, fake news creation and how to identify it. Remember, even if it looks real, you should still double-check.
How to Spot Fake News:
International Federation of Library Associations
Fairly Well-Documented Fake News Sites:
Fake News Lesson Plans:
Other Cool Resources on this topic:
The Psychology Behind Fake News
Why Our Brains are Wired to Believe Fake News
How a Kid in Macedonia Makes Thousands Creating Fake News
Inside the Macedonian Fake News Machine
Fake News Resources from Renee Hobbs
Ways Teachers are Fighting Fake News
News-Decoder article from Nelson Graves
My pal Michelle Ciulla Lipkin on CNN’s Reliable Sources!
Some Tools I Use to Evaluate Online Info:
11 Tools to Verify Online Information
Twitter Accounts worth Following:
@MediaLiteracyEd
@newsdecoder
@NewsLiteracy
@TheNewsLP
#medialiteracy #newsliteracy