Forum 3.6 - Who Should You Trust Online?

11/29/2020

Guiding Thought Question: What are ways to pick out fake news while reading online or on social media? What are some good general rules to follow to find credible information?

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will examine the role that the Media has as a linkage institution and as a means for the government to promote their agenda by taking notes. Students will then look at how organizations can use Mass Media to get information out to voters regarding their representatives.

Central Question: What role does the Media have in linking the actions of the United States Government and the People? Why is a "Free Media" so important in a Democracy? (1.2.a, 1.2.e, 1.2.f)

12 Comments

Jaymeson

11/28/2022 07:34:54 am

- When was it published
- If you can contact them
- The publisher/author of the info
- If you've heard about the website if it's credible or not

lil jaksha

11/28/2022 07:37:50 am

Look for misspellings or typos, cross check information against other credible sources, look for dates and authors/ contributors.

Marley

11/28/2022 07:39:27 am

-who published the article
-are other sources saying the same things?
-contacting the source
-how relevant is the media

ella h

11/28/2022 07:40:27 am

using the media fact check thing
by the news source
if the source has an author and a publication date
by the .edu, .gov, .com, .org

Bea

11/28/2022 07:40:29 am

-Do the links work?
-date published
-Use a third party website to check (allsides, etc.)
-Is it peer reviewed?

Savannah Rosa

11/28/2022 12:20:50 pm

when was is posted?
is the source reliable?
can you find other sources that say the same thing?

Trevor

11/28/2022 12:24:00 pm

On social media it's easy to tell if you look at the amount of likes and comments are under a post and how many followers or followings the person posting has. Online it's easy to tell if you have or haven't heard of the publisher or if they target very heavily on a specific topic that goes against others. Some good rules would be to check spelling, plug the URL into the bias website and compare with other articles relating to the topic.

stella

11/28/2022 12:31:03 pm

- who wrote it (trusted)
- sources
- other places saying the same thing
- does it look good

Jack B

11/29/2022 01:45:11 pm

Exacerbated headlines with lots of trigger words, outlandish claims that either seem to good to be true, or too bad to have possibly happened. Checking the sources that the article gets its information from, checking when the article was published, looking into other work that the article/writer has published, and making sure the person writing them can actually be reached.

addison

11/29/2022 01:47:49 pm

sources
was it recently updated
by the .edu, .gov, .com, .org

chett

11/29/2022 01:48:48 pm

-does it sound reliable
-do they source others
-does it sound correct/look correct (grammar, punctuation, etc.)
-who posted it
-when was it posted

n¡veD

11/29/2022 01:49:25 pm

Lots of ads
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