Ha! This, from the National Library of Scotland is very cool! He’s a mean green fact-checking machine #sundayjoke Art credit: found at NLS; the Incredible Hulk is copyright© 2017 MARVEL
August 2, 2017
by Miss Stewart
0 comments
Tag Archives: Fact checking
April 26, 2017
by Miss Stewart
1 Comment
Wikipedia founder creates ‘factual’ news site
Entrepreneur Jimmy Wales has launched Wikitribune, a collaboration between journalists and citizens that will put facts first. But in the age of fake news, can facts really change our minds? – The Day As ever, I highly recommend reading The … Continue reading
Share this:
April 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
0 comments
Fake News: The Fightback!
Facebook to offer users tips on spotting fake news – The Guardian Google adds fact checking feature to search results to debunk fake news – iNews Google, like Facebook, has come under increasing pressure to tackle the rise of fake … Continue reading
Share this:
How to know what to believe…
April 10, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments
Infographic credit: The News Literacy Project
Share this:
March 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
1 Comment
Fake news, you say?
How do I know this isn’t fake news? 
This weekend, one of the world’s leading educators said schools should focus on tackling the problem of fake news. “Distinguishing what is true from what is not is a critical skill … Continue reading
Share this:
January 13, 2017
by Miss Stewart
0 comments
Fact-checking fake news
Read this opinion piece from Vox on the pitfalls of policing ‘fake news’ on Facebook – Fact-checking groups are about to become Facebook’s fake news cops. That won’t be easy by Timothy B. Leetim@vox.com Dec 16, 2016
Share this:
January 10, 2017
by Miss Stewart
0 comments
If you want to save democracy, learn to think like a scientist
In this new age of social media, our news is no longer being filtered through major media outlets that have teams of meticulous and principled fact checkers. As a result, empiricism is more important than ever. We all must be trained to navigate through the false information, and we can do that by thinking like scientists. Continue reading
