Understanding Fake News
Students will learn about the phenomenon of "fake news" how it spreads quickly on the Internet, and how to recognize and distinguish it from other types of information.
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crf-usa.org/images/pdf/UnderstandingFakeNews.pdf
Escape Junk News
Students learn a handy acronym to help them remember six key concepts for evaluating information, then test the concepts in teams.
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newseumed.org/activity/e-s-c-a-p-e-junk-news-mlbp/
Media Literacy Maven Video: Confirmation Bias
If your reaction to a news story is, “Aha, I KNEW it all along!,” you might be exhibiting confirmation bias. Watch the maven explain what it is.
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newseumed.org/artifact/media-literacy-maven-video-confirmation-bias/
Journalism
What separates journalism from other kinds of information out there? Would you know reliable reporting if you saw it? This lesson introduces students to journalistic standards and ethics. Students learn basic markers of high-standards reporting based on the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics. They flex their new skills by analyzing a variety of examples to identify what reliable reporting looks like.
www.icivics.org/node/2512899
www.icivics.org/node/2512899
Misinformation
Reliable news outlets always answer the question “How do we know?” Train your students to examine news stories for evidence of transparency and verification that will help them distinguish legitimate news from unreliable information or “fake news.” Students practice spotting misinformation and learn fact-checking tricks for verifying information.
www.icivics.org/node/2512903
www.icivics.org/node/2512903