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How to Spot Fake News infographic

IFLA Fake News Infographic

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The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has made this infographic with eight steps to discover the verifiability of a given news-piece in front of you.

Consider the source
Read beyond the headline
Check the author
What are the supporting sources?
Check the date
Is it a joke / satire?
Check your biases
Ask a librarian or consult a fact-checking site.

Video from FactCheck.org

Video: Spotting Fake News
Video guide (3:22) containing the advice detailed in FactCheck's report “How to Spot Fake News.”

How to Spot Fake News article

How To Spot Fake News
This article from factcheck.org lists the steps to take to verify if an article is true or not.

Confirmation Bias

Read about Confirmation Bias
Howgego, J. (2015). We only believe what we already think. New Scientist, 227(3034), 28–30.
Defining Confirmation Bias
In this video (2:34) from Facing History and Ourselves, reporters and media professionals define the term “confirmation bias,” and discuss its effect on how people approach and evaluate news and other information.

How to Recognize Fake News

From Films on Demand, 2018.

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