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Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

The web is both the largest propaganda machine ever created and the most amazing fact-checking tool ever invented. But if we haven't taught our students those capabilities is it any surprise that propaganda is winning? This is an unabashedly practical guide for the student fact-checker. It supplements generic information literacy with the specific web-based techniques that can get you closer to the truth on the web more quickly.

Research and Information LiteracyHumanities
Author
Mike Caulfield
Publisher
Washington State University Vancouver
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Information Technology
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Contents· 49 sections
  1. 01: Four Strategies and a Habit
  2. 1.01: Why This Book
  3. 1.02: Four Strategies
  4. 1.03: Building a Fact-Checking Habit by Checking Your Emotions
  5. 02: Look for Previous Work
  6. 2.01: How to Use Previous Work
  7. 2.02: Fact-checking Sites
  8. 2.03: Wikipedia
  9. 03: Go Upstream
  10. 3.01: Go Upstream to Find the Source
  11. 3.02: Identifying Sponsored Content
  12. 3.03: Activity- Spot Sponsored Content
  13. 3.04: Understanding Syndication
  14. 3.05: Tracking the Source of Viral Content
  15. 3.06: Tracking the Source of Viral Photos
  16. 3.07: Using Google Reverse Image Search
  17. 3.08: Filtering by Time and Place to Find the Original
  18. 3.09: Activity- Trace Viral Photos Upstream
  19. 04: Read Laterally
  20. 4.01: Choosing Your Experts First
  21. 4.02: Evaluating News Sources
  22. 4.03: National Newspapers of Record
  23. 4.04: Activity- Expert or Crank
  24. 4.05: Activity- Find Top Authorities for a Subject
  25. 4.06: What Reading Laterally Means
  26. 4.07: Evaluating a Website or Publication's Authority
  27. 4.08: Basic Techniques- Domain Searches WHOIS
  28. 4.09: Activity- Evaluate a Site
  29. 4.10: Stupid Journal Tricks
  30. 4.11: Finding a Journal's Impact Factor
  31. 4.12: Using Google Scholar to Check Author Expertise
  32. 4.13: How to Think About Research
  33. 4.14: Finding High Quality Secondary Sources
  34. 05: Field Guide
  35. 5.01: Verifying Twitter Identity
  36. 5.02: Activity- Verify a Twitter Account
  37. 5.03: Using the Wayback Machine to Check for Page Changes
  38. 5.04: Finding Out When a Page Was Published Using Google
  39. 5.05: Using Google Books to Track Down Quotes
  40. 5.06: Searching TV Transcripts with the Internet Archive
  41. 5.07: Using Buzzsumo To Find Highly Viral Stories
  42. 06: Field Guide (Unfinished Articles)
  43. 6.01: Unfinished Articles
  44. 6.02: Finding Out Who Owns a Server
  45. 6.03: Finding Out When a Site Was Launched
  46. 6.04: Avoiding Confirmation Bias In Searches
  47. 6.05: Finding the Best Possible Opposition
  48. 6.06: Advanced Wikipedia
  49. 6.07: Promoted Tweets