FAKE NEWS

How to sp t Fake News

In the current crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
media workers are as vital as other essential professionals.
Many factors are transforming the communications landscape, raising
questions about the quality, impact and credibility of journalism.
At the same time, orchestrated campaigns are spreading untruths -
disinformation, mal-information and misinformation - that are
often unwittingly shared on social media

1 Consider the Source

Click away from the story  www.covide-19.com

to investigate the site,

its mission and its
contact information

2 Check the Author

Do a quick search
on the author
Are they credible?
Are they real?

3 Check the Date

 Wissam AWAD
Reposting old news Journalist

stories doesn’t mean

they are relevant to 17 April 2020

Wissam AWAD

current events Journalist

4 Check for Biases

This looks
biased
Check if your own
beliefs could affect
your judgment

5 Read Beyond
LIVE

Headlines can be BREAKING NEWS

outrageous in an NEWS
effort to get clicks. TODAY

What’s the whole

story?

6 Supporting Sources

Click on those links.

Determine if the BBC
information given
NEWS
actually supports
the story

7 Is it a Joke Is this
a joke?

If it is too outlandish,
it might be satire.
Research the site
and author to be
sure

8 Ask the Experts

Let me ask
an expert

Consult a fact
checking site
or ask a librarian

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