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Government: Fake News: Activity 2: What experts say

Activity #2: What the experts say
Step 1: Watch "What's Real?"

Citation:

Get Real. HP, 2019. YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsaUudoYoU&feature=emb_logo. Accessed 5 Dec. 2019.

Extension idea: 

Turn your list into a colorful, neat, organized, and visually appealing (pictures help) poster explaining: 

  • How do we check sources for reliability?
  • How do we know which “authority” to trust?
  • How can we tell if information has been taken out of context?
  • Why does this matter?
  • Suggestion:
Step 2: Select and read and article (either individually or in groups)

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Seeing isn’t believing: a fact checker’s guide to manipulated video

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Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts

 

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NAMLE: Key questions to ask when analyzing media messages

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Finder's Guide to Facts

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You got played. I got played. We all got played.

 

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Six Steps to Spot Fake News and Other Misinformation

Work in small groups

  • Use post it notes to identify ways to recognize fake news (based on the article you read)
  • Share and group the post it notes into common themes 

Step 3: Using the strategies you wrote on the post it notes, identify the top 3 strategies to answer each of these essential questions:

 

  • How do we check sources for reliability?
  • How do we know which “authority” to trust?
  • How can we tell if information has been taken out of context?

Discuss:

  • Why does this matter?