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Facts Matter: Counteracting Fake News: Learning hub support

Introduction

Fake News - what it is and why it matters

What is "Fake News"? How do you identify it? What can you do about it? This guide covers:

how "fake news" is defined
how to spot and identify fake news
what you can do to challenge fake news

This guide is aimed at undergraduates but is suitable for any level of study.

Why does Fake News matter?

View this "Fact checking online" video from Swedish fact checker Viralgranskaren and IIS (The Internet Foundation In Sweden)

How to spot Fake News

Support materials

Facts Matter presentation

Sociology LibGuide: Statistics

Next steps

If you thought this guide was useful you may like to try attending the following workshops:

Further Reading

Critical Thinking Skills by Stella Cottrell
ISBN: 9781137550507
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Getting critical. 2nd edn. by Kate Williams
Call Number: 370.152/WIL
ISBN: 9781137402516
Publication Date: 2014

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