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Where the evidence of fake news is really hiding.

We all think that we're competent consumers of news media, but the research shows that even journalists struggle with identifying fact from fiction. When judging whether a piece of media is true or not, most of us focus too much on the source itself. Knowledge has a context, and it's impor...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Big Think, 2019.
Subjects:
Media literacy.
Disinformation.
Fake news.
Éducation aux médias.
Désinformation.
Fausses nouvelles.
Disinformation
Fake news
Media literacy
Educational films
Short films
Educational films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:We all think that we're competent consumers of news media, but the research shows that even journalists struggle with identifying fact from fiction. When judging whether a piece of media is true or not, most of us focus too much on the source itself. Knowledge has a context, and it's important to look at that context when trying to validate a source.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 18, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:36