News Literacy Tips, Tools & Quizzes

How news-literate are you? Test and sharpen your news literacy skills with short activities, engaging quizzes and shareable graphics for learners of all ages.

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In brief: News media bias

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6 things to know about AI

6 things to know about AI

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Breaking news checklist

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Levels of scientific evidence

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What is news?

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Understanding bias

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Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source

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Eight tips to Google like a pro

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Seven standards of quality journalism

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In brief: Misinformation

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Quiz: Is it legit? Vetting news sources for credibility

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Without context and consideration, numbers can mislead

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Hoaxes, conspiratorial nonsense, doctored poll results

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Rumor Rundown: COVID-19 scare tactics, Middle East misinfo and more

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Misleading memes and engagement bait

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Rumor rundown: Partisan falsehoods, logical fallacy, doctored content

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Troll farms: Not the stuff of fairy tales

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Astroturfing: As fake as it sounds

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News Lit Quiz: Should you share it?

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Did you know? Confirmation bias is the tendancy to search for, interpret and recall information in a way that supports what we already believe.

Don't let confirmation bias narrow your perspective

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News Lit Quiz: Avoid the trap of conspiratorial thinking

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Know how to spot a conspiracy theory. Just because something can't be disproved doesn't mean that it's true.

Think hard before becoming a co-conspirator

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Quiz: How newsrooms work

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Public service, not ad dollars, are at the heart of good journalism

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How to speak up without starting a showdown

How to speak up without starting a showdown

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News Lit Quiz: Can you make sense of data?

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Practice good information hygiene: Sanitize before you share

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DYK Reboot social media study

Social media use drives false COVID-19 beliefs

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Did you know? Deepfakes are videos that have been digitally manipulated to make a person appear to say or do something that the person never said or did.

Deepfakes: When you can't believe your own eyes

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Flamingo satire rumor

Image of flamingos in canal was artwork

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False meme of Pence and PPE

Pence victim of PPE delivery hoax

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Take 20 seconds good information hygiene

Take 20 seconds for good information hygiene

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Images of protest signs often doctored

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Use digital forensics tools to verify images

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COVID-19 video taken out of context

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News Lit Quiz: Fighting falsehoods on social media

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News Lit Quiz: Get smart about COVID-19

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Misleading video, false cures swirl around COVID-19

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Misinformation creates coronavirus 'infodemic'

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Virus not causing beer drinkers to avoid Corona brand