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This guide provides research tools and resources to evaluate websites, identify fake news and understand bias.
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How to Spot Fake News - Infographic from IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations
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Selected Readings on Fake News & Misinformation
The New York Times Will Flag Viral Misinformation With a New Daily Distortions Feature by Sarah Scire
, Sept. 18, 2020.
NiemanLab.org
Tracking Viral Misinformation Ahead of the 2020 Election
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"Every day, Times reporters will chronicle and debunk false and misleading information that is going viral online." The New York Times.
The Real History of Fake News by David Uberti, Columbia Journalism Review, Dec. 15, 2016
The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model: Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It
by Christopher Paul & Miriam Matthews, Rand Corporation, Perspectives 2016.
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder - Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation
by Claire W, Scientific
American, September 1, 2019.
Fake News on Twitter During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
by Nir Grinberg et al., Science, 25 Jan 2019: Vol. 363, Issue 6425, pp. 374-378.
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