The Fake News Problem Created by Kelsey Bogan

The "Fake News" Problem: Created by Kelsey Bogan, MSLIS Great Valley High School @kelseybogan @GVHS_Library. MC @gvhslibrary Website https: //bit. ly/2 NHl 6 AK

Video – check your facts • https: //newslit. org/updates/new-psa-campaign-before-you-votedouble-check-your-facts/

“Fake News” • In 2016, about one in four Americans visited a fake-news website during a five -week period, according to a Princeton University study that tracked the internet movements of willing participants. • A more recent study found that fake news travels faster on Twitter than actual truthful news. So……what is it?

Reflect for a Minute Take a minute to think about the term “fake news. ” - Where have you heard it recently? - Who was saying it? - What was it being used to describe?

Group activity Work as a group with the people at your table! • Brainstorm: What do you think of when you hear the term “fake news” • Create a definition for the term “Fake News”

characteristics of “fake news” • Propaganda • Partisan • Fauxtography • Clickbait • Conspiracy theory • Deepfakes** • Sponsored Content • Pseudoscience • Cloaking • Satire/Hoax • Misinformation • Sensational Headlines • Error • Bogus • Twisted statistics BIAS TECHNIQUES PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES • Emotional words • Testimonial • Omission • Word choice/Connotation • Name-calling • Faulty reasoning • Placement • Selection of Source • Plain-folks appeal • Fear • Photos • Labeling • Transfer • Bandwagon • Statistics • By spin • Glittering generalities • Whataboutism • Loaded Words • Confirmation bias

“Fake News” used to look like this Hoax, pretty obvious, not believed by most people.

But now it looks like this e k Fa i r O l a gin Propaganda Bogus Fauxtography

Or this ! c i P e k Fa Propaganda Bogus Fauxtography

Sometimes the picture is real, but mislabeled Misinformation, Mislabeled, Misconstrued, Out of context

That’s the same boy outside of the “cage”. This was at a protest against immigration policies this year.

Why is “Fake News” so Problematic? There are two competing forces within each of us: Good Kermit, and Evil Kermit……

Video on journalism issues • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c. SKGa_7 XJkg&feature=youtu. be

What can you do? • Reflect on what you know about the “fake news” problem. • Brainstorm: What are some actions you can take to avoid or combat “fake news? ”

Four Moves and a Habit Mike Caulfield, Director of Blended and Networked Learning, Washington State University “When you feel strong emotion – happiness, anger, pride, vindication – and that emotion pushes you to share a ‘fact’ with others, STOP. ” 1. Check for previous work 2. Go upstream to the source 3. Read laterally 4. Circle back • Fact Check (Snopes. com) • Wikipedia (follow footnotes) • What do OTHER sites/resources say about the source? • Find ORIGINAL SOURCE and evaluate it • Watch for sponsored content! • Important for image checking! • Rinse, and repeat! https: //webliteracy. pressbooks. com/front-matter/web-strategies-for-student-fact-checkers/

Always get the “F. A. C. T. ”s

Test yourself Can you identify Fake News from Real News? http: //factitious. augamestudio. com/#/