| What is Fake News? |
Fake news is "a work of fiction that is presented as a factual news story, often with the intent of deceiving the reader into believing it is factual and enticing them to share it."
DiLascio-Martinuk, Tracey M. “Fake News.” Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2018
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| Types of Fake News |
Satire or Parody - no intention to cause harm but the potential to fool someone
Misleading Content - misleading use of information to frame an issue, person or group
Imposter Content - when genuine sources are impersonated
Fabricated Content - content is completely false and the intention is to deceive or cause harm
False Connection - when headlines, visuals or captions do not support content
False Context - when genuine content is shared with false contextual information
Manipulated Content - when genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive
Information from FirstDraftNews.com at https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/fake-news-complicated/
| How to Spot Fake News |
Consider the source
Read beyond the headline
Check the author/author's credibility
What is the support/source
Check the date
Is it a joke, parody, satire
Check for bias - your bias, an author's bias, the source's bias
Still not sure then ask a librarian
Information from FactCheck.org at https://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/