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Media Literacy: How to Spot Fake News

Resources for evaluating news sources and avoiding fake news.

How to Spot Fake News

UofL Research Assistance & Instruction. (2020, June 19). Real news vs. fake news [Video]. YouTube.

How to Spot Fake News
From Factcheck.org.

To see the infographic in another language, visit the IFLA page.

UofL Reseearch Assistance & Instruction. (2020, July 23). Identifying misinformation [Video]. YouTube.

Daily Dot Fake News Sites
List of fake news sites from the Daily Dot
False, Misleading , Clickbait-y , and Satirical “News” Source
List of known fake news sites from Professor Zimdar.

Fakey
Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media created this game, Fakey, to teach media literacy and study how people interact with misinformation.