Inspired by Heather Lister and susan Brooksyoungs presentations at the ncce 2018 conference Presenter Peter g mohn March 9 2018 Fake news spreads farther faster amp deeper Published in Science study by MIT Researchers ID: 807992
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Fake News:Teaching Students How to evaluate information
Inspired by Heather Lister and
susan
Brooks-young’s presentations at the
ncce
2018 conference
Presenter: Peter g.
mohn
March 9, 2018
Slide2Fake news spreads farther, faster & deeper
Published in Science – study by MIT Researchers
Falsehoods & Truths from 2006 – 2017
Fact checking organizations had to agreement 95-98% of the timeTruth spread up to 1,000 times; top 1% of falsehoods 1,000 – 100,000Politics represented 45,000 of the 126,000 cascades1 account started 4,700 false rumorsFalse rumors start with young, unverified accounts with a small followingFalsehoods contain more novelty than truthBots accelerate true & false news at the same rate; designed to increase anarchy in online social systemsEarly studies have shown labeling news as false might increase its spread
Guarino, Ben.
Fake news spreads ‘farther, faster, deeper’ than truth, new study finds.
Washington Post
picked up by
The
Seattle Times
, March 8, 2018.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/fake-news-spreads-farther-faster-deeper-than-truth-new-study-finds/
. Accessed March 9, 2018.
Slide3Fake news? That’s a very old story
An 1762 painting of Benjamin Franklin. (Associated Press)
Opinion piece by Robert G. Parkinson in
The Washington Post, November 25, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fake-news-thats-a-very-old-story/2016/11/25/c8b1f3d4-b330-11e6-8616-52b15787add0_story.html?utm_term=.e2b6d098f0ae
Slide4Fake news = lies or mistruths
We should probably stop using the phrase “fake news” and tell students fake news are lies:
Out right lies (falsehoods)
Half-TruthsMisleading articles meant to muddy the waters or to create outrage
Slide5Stanford study results
Only 25% of high school and college students could judge the credibility of information online
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-researchers-find-students-have-trouble-judging-credibility-information-online
Slide6Petting zoo Hero, part 2
Nathan for You released a video showing a pig rescuing a goat
This is what happened once this video was posted online
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tgvo9h/nathan-for-you-petting-zoo-hero-pt--2
Slide7Petting zoo hero, part 1
However, the Nathan for You video was a complete hoax
It was an ad the was made as advertisement for a Petting Zoo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2My_HOP-bw
Slide8In fake fact era, schools teach the abc’s of news literacy
Getty Image
Article by
Issie
Lapowsky
in Wired.com. June 7, 2017
https://www.wired.com/2017/06/fake-fact-era-schools-teach-abcs-news-literacy/
Slide9Is this story share-worthy? Lesson fromNewseum
Is This Story Share-Worthy? Flowchart
Lesson at https://newseumed.org/activity/is-this-story-share-worthy-flowchart-mlbp/
Students use an infographic to gauge the value of a news story and weigh what they should do with it.GRADE LEVEL: Middle and high school
TIME:
30-60 minutes
MATERIALS:
Is This Story Share-Worthy? flowchart, either printed on large paper or available to view on a screen(s) (download); Is This Story Share-Worthy? worksheet, one per group (download); news stories for students to evaluate (at least one per group); internet access
PREPARE
Review the Is This Story Share-Worthy? flowchart, including the supporting information for each question (located on the right hand side).
Select a variety of news stories for students to evaluate using the flowchart. Ideally, the stories should include a mix of fake news, poor quality news, opinion journalism, biased news and high quality stories.
Make copies of the Is This Story Share-Worthy? worksheet (one per group, or more if they will evaluate more than one story).
Newseum ED Flowchart
Slide10Website evaluation tools
under exploring information
California State University's CRAAP Web Site Evaluation Tool
Kathy Schrock's Guide to The 5Ws of Web Site EvaluationKathy Schrock's Guide ABCs of Web Site EvaluationICYouSee: T is for ThinkingUniversity of California at Berleley's Evaluating Resources
RADCAB - Your Vehicle for Information Evaluation
Acadia University's Credible Sources Count!
Warren Township School District's Web Site Evaluation Links & Hoaxes
Slide11Channel one’s blog lesson: how to spot fake news
https://www.channelone.com/blog_post/lesson-plan-how-to-spot-fake-news/
Slide1210 ways to spot a fake news article (Easybib
blog post)
Is the article missing citations, references and links?
Is the author’s name missing?If the author’s name is listed, are they a trustworthy individual?What can you find in the “About Us” section of the website?Are there spelling or grammatical errors found in the text?Are there any direct quotes that are incorrectly used or taken out of context?Can you find a similar article on the Internet?Does the article only showcase one side of an argument?Does the headline not match the content of the article?Is the story completely outrageous?
Slide13Checkology: Ten questions for fake news detection check list
http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/sites/default/files/GO-TenQuestionsForFakeNewsFINAL.pdf
Slide14Evaluating web authors
The Internet is full of web sites that contain biased points of views
Use these two web sites to discuss author bias
Junk Science.SourceWatch: Junk Science.
Slide15Fake news teaching resources
William Patterson University’s David & Lorraine Cheng Library
http://guides.wpunj.edu/c.php?g=615053&p
=4276858
Slide16Evaluating numbers and words
Evaluating Numbers
Spurious Correlations Misleading Graphs: Real Life Examples Evaluating WordsThe New Yorker's article, How Headlines Change the Way We ThinkFight Fake NewsYouTube video on How to Choose Your NewsNewseum to view front pages of daily newspapers
GPHS LMC’s Online Resources and click on Newspapers
Slide17Fact checking websites
Fact Check
Politifact
SnopesFact CheckerAllSides: Balanced NewsProPublicaOpenSecrets (data on Campaign Finance)The Sunlight Foundation
The Washington Post Fact Checker
Truth or Fiction
Urban Legends
Slide18Fact checking sources using conservative and liberal sources
Media Matters (liberal group following conservative news)
News Busters (conservative group following liberal news)
Slide19resources
Brooks-Young, Susan. Recognizing Lies: Literacy in the Post-Truth Era. NCCE 2018.
http://www.bagtheweb.com/b/92LfKV
.Lester, Heather. Fake News – Hack Research. Slide show presented at NCCE 2018. https://raindrop.io/collection/2186989#0 .Mohn, Peter. Mr. Mohn’s Literacy Corner. Glacier Peak High School Library Media Center. https://www.sno.wednet.edu/Page/2409 .