Fact-Checking: Why

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The Solution? Think Like a Fact-Checker

The remainder of this module will introduce you to a set of strategies that professional fact-checkers use to verify online sources of information.

You will watch a series of short videos (1-4 minutes each) that demonstrate why and how to fact-check sources. The videos feature Mike Caulfield, Director of Blended & Networked Learning at Washington State University Vancouver. He is a widely-known expert in this field.

Hopefully, with these strategies, you will become confident in your ability to quickly and effectively determine which sources are more reliable and trustworthy. 

Video 1: Introduction

Please watch the following 3-minute video, which discusses the results of a very interesting study of Stanford students, Historians, and Professional Fact-Checkers. Which group do you think did the best job of identifying trustworthy online sources?

Additional viewing options: Turn on closed captions with the "CC" button or use the text transcript Links to an external site. if you prefer to read.

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Citations & Attributions

"Online Verification Skills - Video 1: Introductory Video Links to an external site.." YouTube, uploaded by NewsWise, 29 June 2018.