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ENG-101: Professor Bass

Evaluating Sources

.Some red flags to be aware of...

  • ALL CAPS
  • Clickbait - lots of ads or pop-up banners
  • Fake domains mimicking real websites such as abcnews.com.co

There are several sources to fact-check claims:

TEST

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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."

Think you can tell the difference between fake news and real news...test your skills, take the quiz.

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

 

 

 

 

 

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