37 Articles about Spotting Fake News

6 Tips for Identifying Fake News, Sabrina Stierwalt, Quick & Dirty Tips

6 tips to help you detect fake science news, Marc Zimmer, The Conversation

As Fake News Spreads Lies, More Readers Shrug at the Truth, Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times

Beware partisan ‘pink slime’ sites that pose as local news, Margaret Sullivan 

The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook, WNYC Studios

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context, Bill McCarthy, Politifact

The Conspiracy Theory Handbook, Stephan Lewandowsky John Cook

Critics of Dan Rather’s tips about fake news brought up his past. But the points are still solid, Alex Horton, Washington Post

The Fact Checker’s guide to manipulated video, Washington Post

Fake news and the ugly rise of sponsored content, John Pelle, PR Daliy

False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical “News” Sources, Melissa Zimdars  

A Finder's Guide To Facts Steve Inskeep, NPR 

How I Detect Fake News, Tim O'Reilly, O’Reilly Media

How Science Fuels a Culture of Misinformation, Joelle Renstrom, Open Mind  

How to detect if content is written by AI? — ChatGPT Detector, Brandon Carter, Medium  

How to fight lies, tricks, and chaos online, Adi Robertson, The Verge 

How to Outsmart Election Disinformation, Karim Doumar & Cynthia Gordy Giwa ProPublica

How to spot a fake video, Elyse Samuels, Sarah Cahlan, Emily Sabens, Washington Post

How to Spot Fake News, Eugene Kiely and Lori Robertson, FactCheck.org

How to Spot Visualization Lies, Nathan Yau, Flowing Data  

How to Stay Informed Without Getting Paralyzed by Bad News, Jacqueline Lekachman, Wired

How to avoid falling for misinformation and conspiracy theories, Heather Kelly, Washington Post

Hundreds of ‘Pink Slime’ News Outlets are  distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points, Priyanjana Bengani, Columbia Journalism Review

Infographics Lie. Here's How To Spot The B.S., Randy Olson, Fast Company

In disasters, people are abandoning official info for social media. Here's how to know what to trust, Stan Karanasios, Peter Hayes, The Conversatio 

Media Manipulation and Disinformation Online, Alice Marwick, Rebecca Lewis 

A philosopher explains America’s “post-truth” problem, Sean Illing, Vox

Photographs cause false memories for the news, Deryn Strange, Maryanne Garry, Daniel M Bernstein, & D. Stephen Lindsay, Semantic Scholar

Reclaim the Facts: Campaigning for information literacy

Searching for Alternative Facts: Analyzing Scriptural Inference in Conservative News Practices, Francesca Triopodi, Data Society

Simple tips to help you spot online fraud, Washington Post

Snopes' Field Guide to Fake News Sites and Hoax Purveyors, Kim LaCapria, Snopes

Ten Questions for Fake News Detection, Checkology.org  

To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring - Beth Daley 

Understand the landscape of information disorder, First Draft    

Want to resist the post-truth age? Learn to analyze photos like an expert would, Nicole Dahmen & Don Heider, Quartz  

What’s the Harm? – List of reliable sources about misleading information 

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