Fake News:

"There is no use in multiplying examples. The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield."

- George Orwell, "In Front of Your Nose"

In order to combat fake news and misinformation, we need to know our journalists and sources for information.
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Read:

21st Century Journalism & the Perils of Fake News http://flip.it/j.5_zA
via @flipboard

OR this Flipboard magazine https://flipboard.com/topic/fakenews

(I look forward to adding your examples to this Flipboard magazine)

Watch this clip of Mr. Clint Watts about why we need to be educated global citizens:

The Russia influence system continues to win. Before and after the election.https://t.co/4l7jI673f1 from @WarOnTheRocks pic.twitter.com/8HvHJz5mwn

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) January 11, 2017 

Watch the full hearing this weekend.



HOMEWORK - DUE MONDAY: 
Write one paragraph that shares THREE examples of articles, regarding FAKE NEWS

Normally, I would like...
 Worthy Sources - that are PRIMARILY PRINT
(not cable broadcast networks, blogs, websites, etc.):

The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal (need a subscription), The Washington Post,

Scientific American, Nature, National Geographic,

The American Scholar, The Atlantic Monthly,

Foreign Policy, The New Yorker, Harper's,

The Paris Review, Wired, etc.

HOWEVER for this assignment:
1. Please post one reliable news source about Fake News
2. One example of satire 
3. One example of fake news

Check out this list of fake, satire, and reliable news sites.

Write one paragraph:
1. Embed the links - type (or copy and paste) "select" the title of the article and link
2. Cite the writer(s), the date, and the source (the "publisher")
3. One sentence synopsis of each article.
4. Conclusion:

• Why is it important to discern between credible news and faux news?
• Why did you select your articles and how did you determine them to be credible, satirical, or fake?

Consider these key questions:

• Who paid for this?
• When was this made?
• Who might benefit?
• What is left out of this message that might be important to know?
• How was this shared with the public? 

To fact check stories on the internet:
snopes.com
politifact.com



factcheck.org