Pioneered by digital literacy experts, the "Sift" strategy is a technique for spotting fake news and misleading social media posts, says Amanda Ruggeri. It's no secret that misinformation is rampant ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The problem is widespread. According to a 2021 Pearson Institute/AP-NORC poll, “Ninety-five percent of Americans believe the ...
Regular readers of this space will know that I’ve long been a fan of Mike Caulfield’s work on developing heuristics that will help people better recognize misinformation online. I was such a fan, I ...
Indiana University South Bend's Civic Leadership Academy held a course on identifying misinformation. Experts explained that confirmation bias makes people more susceptible to believing false ...