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Tools to Fight Misinformation
Some great tips and tricks to help identify misinformation when you are searching for information on the web.
- Lateral Reading (5 min)The News Literacy Project and Checkology created this short demo lesson about this useful skill.
- Reverse Image Search (5 min)The News Literacy Project and Checkology created this short demo lesson about this useful skill.
- Investigating Claims & Sources with SIFTLearn the skills that will make a dramatic difference in your ability to sort fact from fiction on the web (and everything in between). Learn the SIFT method, created by CIP research scientist Mike Caulfield, and learn to make informed decisions about what to believe online.
- TikTok Fact Checking your #FYPActivity for learning and using the SIFT Method
- SIFT handoutPDF handout for fact-checking your #FYP on TikTok
- 5 Telltale Signs That a Photo is AI-generatedNorthwestern University's guide on AI literacy
- How to Distinguish AI-Generated Images from Authentic PhotographsNorthwestern University's report with tips on how to distinguish AI-generated images.
- Deepfakes, Lies, and How to Fight Disinformation (45 min audio)Disinformation touches all of us, and more often than we think. How to stop bad information from spreading—online and even in your family’s group chat.
Five steps for vetting a news source from News Literacy Project
Conducting a simple search for information about a news source is a key first step in evaluating its credibility. It's important to look beyond social media.
Go to a search engine and plug in the name of the website or publication.
Do other legitimate sources, such as standards-based news organizations or fact checking websites, describe this publication as unreliable? Satirical? Is it state-run propaganda "news" site?
- News Literacy ProjectThe NLP has many great resources about misinformation and tips on how to determine if a resource is misinformation or not.
Reputable news organizations aspire to ethical guidelines and standards, including fairness, accuracy and independence. These standards should be available publicly- often in the form of editorial policies or a code of ethics.
Quality news sources should be transparent, not only about their reporting practices (see step 2, but also about their ownership and funding.
Credible news sources are accountable for mistakes and correct them. Do you see evidence that this source corrects or clarifies errors?
An important step in vetting sources is taking time to read and assess several news articles: Do you see original reporting?
