Fact-Checking News Sources

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Strategies for Fact-Checking News Sources

How do you verify that news stories shared with you are real?  

 

Be Skeptical Not Cynical

As you search for news sources, we would like to offer you some important advice: When it comes to evaluating sources online, be skeptical, rather than cynical.

The Dangers of Information Cynicism

By questioning everything we see online (even from experts or reputable sources), does that make us believe nothing? Possibly. And many theorists are worried that this feeling of not knowing what to believe can draw us into extremist websites, because they promise clear answers (Young). 

We would like to suggest that just because some sources are trying to manipulate you, that does not mean that all sources are trying to manipulate you. There are plenty of reliable and trusted sources that provide accurate, truthful information. Do not let the bad sources muddy the waters so much that you cannot see the good ones!

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Young, Jeffrey R. "Can a New Approach to Information Literacy Reduce Digital Polarization?" EdSurge, 22 Mar. 2018.