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Misinformation Guide

Learn how to be an informed consumer of social media and the news

Mike Caulfield - Investigate the Source > The Wikipedia Trick (2.44 minutes)

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Behind the Screens: Who decides what I see online?
Learn about what happens when you click "like" or use an app
Online Verification Skills Video 1 - Why Verify?
Mike Caulfield introduces his ideas about why it's important to have some skills in verifying media (3.14 minutes)
Online Verification Skills Video 3 - Find the Original Source
How to trace a digital source back to the original (1.34 minutes)
Online Verification Skills Video 4 - Look for Trusted Work
How to identify trusted work in the digital world (4 minutes)
Fact-Checking Tools — Video 1: Verifying Images and Videos
(2:39 minutes)
Fact-Checking Tools — Video 2: Looking up Claims and Website Owners
(3.25 minutes)
Fact-Checking Tools — Video 3: Evaluating Social Media Accounts
(3.25 minutes)

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