LibGuides: Fake News: Information Literacy

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"Now more than ever, it is the time to stress critical thinking skills, identifying reliable sources, and also promoting the library as a place of reliability, access, and inclusivity."

Quetzalli Barrientos

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Articles & Information

Information Literacy - It’s become a priority in an era of fake news
By Shannon Najmabadi
The Chronicle of Higher Ed, Special Report
AAC&U On Solid Ground, Value Report 2017
From the report: Students have shown improvement in written communication however, "the effective use of evidence to support written arguments in
various contexts or genres continues to be a challenge."
How One College Put Information Literacy Into Its Curriculum
Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Fact-checking Websites

Fact Check
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
PolitiFact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.
Snopes
Snopes.com focuses on widely circulating urban legends, news stories and memes.
Fact Checker - The Washington Post
The purpose of this website is to “truth squad” the statements of political figures.