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Critical observation challenge: Was Elsa really arrested?
This upper elementary slideshow activity introduces students to “critical observation skills”.
News Goggles: Identifying the news source
You can’t always assume that a story published by a news organization was also written by that news organization….
How to speak up without starting a showdown
Misinformation is always problematic, but when it appears alongside family updates on social media, it can be especially frustrating.
News Goggles: Chasing scoops and verifying raw information
Let’s examine how news organizations chase and verify scoops. Grab your news goggles. Let’s go!
Is that a fact? S1E10: “How much did misinformation impact the election?”
In our season finale, Enrique Acevedo of CBS’ “60 in 6,” Dr. Joan Donovan of the Shorenstein Center and…
Is that a fact? S1E9: “Truth Decay: Why Americans are turning away from facts”
In our penultimate episode of the season, we speak to Jennifer Kavanagh, senior political scientist at RAND corporation, who…
Is that a fact? S1E8: “The mainstreaming of conspiracy theories”
In this episode, Cindy Otis, a former CIA analyst who is now the vice president for analysis for Alethea…
Is that a fact? S1E7: “Why democracy falters without local news”
We speak to Gilbert Bailon, the editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, about the importance of local news to…
Is that a fact? S1E6: “Who are journalism’s new gatekeepers?”
Rebecca Aguilar, a multiple Emmy award-winning reporter who recently became the first Latina president-elect of the Society of Professional…
Is that a fact? S1E5: “Here’s what we know about Russia’s disinformation campaigns”
Deen Freelon, associate professor at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC, Chapel Hill talks about how…