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Opinion: Voters with a 'party-over-reality' bias may play a decisive role in the election
Donald Trump’s outrageous claims about immigrants, election fraud and more seem absurd to many of us, especially on the left — outright fabrications that no reasonable person ...
Los Angeles Times
4 days ago
Breaking: Sources Say the Story You’re Reading Isn’t Real
THREE DAYS AFTER KAMALA HARRIS campaigned alongside Lizzo at a rally in Detroit, news emerged that cast an embarrassing cloud over the much-hyped event. “Reports that Lizzo charged the Harris-Walz ...
The Bulwark
3 days ago
Jan 21, 2024 · Here’s the catch: 96% of high school students surveyed in in 2018 and 2019 failed to accurately judge the credibility of a piece of information online, Stanford University research found. And ...
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Feb 28, 2020 · One solution being touted to prevent the spread of disinformation is “media literacy”, but what is it and how effective can it really be? Media literacy is essentially critical thinking.
Aug 28, 2019 · This study empirically investigates such assumptions by assessing whether individuals with greater literacy (media, information, news, and digital literacies) are better at recognizing fake news, and which of these literacies are most relevant.
- S. Mo Jones-Jang, Tara Mortensen, Jingjing Liu
- 2021
May 10, 2024 · Pioneered by digital literacy experts, the "Sift" strategy is a technique for spotting fake news and misleading social media posts, says Amanda Ruggeri. It's no secret that misinformation...
Feb 7, 2022 · This study provides evidence that media and information literacy can help stem the spread of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news, aside from making information users and consumers capable of evaluating and determining the authenticity of news and information.
Oct 31, 2023 · In light of concerns over the spread of so-called “fake news” on social media, organizations, and policymakers have increasingly sought to identify tools that can be used to stem the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation.
Jun 6, 2017 · Recognizing bias in news stories is one form of media literacy. Spotting when the news is totally fabricated is something else entirely. How can teachers help students tell fact from media...
