Sol-Blackguy , katieb50/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report
Way_2_Go_Donny , RDNE Stock project/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
surly_duff , BBC News Report
“We found that falsehood diffuses significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth, in all categories of information, and in many cases by an order of magnitude,” Sian Aral, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, said.
amoryblainev , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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Wang_Fister , atlasobscura Report
Essentially, this suggests that falsehoods are more likely to go viral—and they do so faster and with more impact—on social media platforms than real news.
This means that internet users should take the time to double-check any claims that sound dubious, overly dramatic, ‘spicy,’ or have a clear bias. If it sounds too good or bad to be true, it probably is. (Real life is often much more mundane and nuanced.) In short, don’t repost/reshare/retweet anything mindlessly because you’d only be adding to the problem.
Mustafa_Shazlie , Sascha Thiele/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
i_like_flies_ , lostandcold/Flickr (not the actual photo) Report
Tahkos4life , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
There are jobs to work, kids to raise, college essays to write, chores to avoid, and cute pets to photograph. That’s why evaluating the (un)reliability of a source rather than each individual fact is a better way to spend your time.
The News Literacy Project urges people to start things off by doing a quick search to learn more about a particular news outlet or reporter. You can look at the ethical guidelines and standards they follow and get an eye for the general quality of their work.
Are they transparent about where they get their information from? Do they link to multiple sources? Do they credit other people or organizations? Do they make corrections if they realize that they’ve made mistakes?
firebluevixen13 , Rachel Claire/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Seraphicly329 , Castorly Stock/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
BobTheFrog69420 , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Of course, no single source is going to be ‘perfect.’ They’ll make mistakes from time to time. But they’ll own up to them. And they’re still a better alternative than heavily politicized outlets with a clear agenda and a narrow view of things.
anon , Kigsz Report
cubs_070816 , Pixabay/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Get_Froggy , Wendy Wei/Pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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