Misinformation, Disinformation, and Fake News: Oh My!: Learn to Identify False Information 🕵🏼

False or misleading information can easily be mistaken for truth, so the importance of fact checking and verifying cannot be overstated. This program teaches practical strategies for verifying information. It discusses cross referencing using multiple sources, investigating sources, checking primary sources, using fact-checking websites, assessing supporting evidence, and evaluating bias and objectivity. It also looks at how to identify fake or manipulated photos and videos. A MotionMasters Production.

How do you know if something is fake news? This program emphasizes the value of developing your critical thinking skills. It looks at source evaluation, media bias, political bias, ideological bias, corporate bias, sensationalism, and confirmation bias. It discusses how to use fact-checking sites, considers critical analysis of news media and deconstruction of messages, and looks at media manipulation. A MotionMasters Production.