Author: Julie Bohman

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

I highly recommend signing up for the News Literacy Project’s email updates on current news stories, Internet posts, and Social Media trends. Go to the Resources page on this website and click on News Literacy Project or click here. Scroll to the bottom of that page for the email sign up. You will be glad […]