Author: Julie Bohman

A viral graphic containing alarming falsehoods about monkeypox is analyzed by the News Literacy Project. Can you spot the disinformation?

From The News Literacy Project: “Provoking outrage remains a common goal of misinformation purveyors. People are generally better at detecting misinformation when they slow down and engage their logical, critical faculties. But strong emotions quickly circumvent these higher-order abilities and cause people to like and share online content too quickly. Outrage is one of the […]

Be careful about the “facts” shared on the Internet that are not based on real science. Nutrition advice can drive sales for a “nutritionist” touting a diet or detox or supplements but waste your money or actually be unsafe. Many states don’t require formal training for nutritionists, so that title can be used freely. Always […]

Here is the article that describes the fact checking process that The Atlantic magazine uses.

Reputable ones – yes. How do we know a fact checking service is reputable and trustworthy? The sites that have a good track record for doing their job very well and have a reputation to uphold are the ones you will want to use. Some of the best are listed on this website’s Resources page. […]

Russians claim Ukrainian forces are staging deaths and use footage from a TV series to “prove” that. Read the article posted on the News Literacy Project page.

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist in New York. Here is his thought provoking article.

How do you know if a photo or video posted online is true or false? Here are some examples from a BBC disinformation team member.

Grad students are shining a light on disinformation and conspiracy theories. They illustrate some of the persuasive techniques that are frequently used. Click here for the article