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Media Literacy
Medical Expert: Flawed Research Can Harm Your Health
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The Conversation
Aug. 18, 2022
A new study provides tips for spotting medical research that is deeply flawed or fake and should ...
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Snopestionary: What is the 'Black Sheep Effect'?
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Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 17, 2022
On social media and in life, many tend to treat deviating members of their own groups more harsh ...
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Back to School Special: Battling Misinformation with a Research Librarian
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 15, 2022
Diane Prorak is teaching incoming students to identify and refute false information online.
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Why Don't Facts Change Minds? A Researcher In Human Development Explains
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The Conversation
Aug. 10, 2022
Here’s a look into research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind — and ho ...
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Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
July 27, 2022
Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.
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Snopes Tips: How to Spot Social Media Bots
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
July 25, 2022
Bots are used for a variety of reasons online, from boosting follower counts to interfering in p ...
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Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 19, 2022
Also called "native advertising," it can be as innocent as a restaurant ad on your newsfeed, or ...
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Snopestionary: The 'Straw Man' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 14, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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9 Excellent Resources for New York History Research
Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 10, 2022
There's much more to historical research than old, dusty books.
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Snopestionary: The 'Red Herring' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 10, 2022
This logical fallacy is sometimes referred to as the fallacy of distraction.
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4 Tips For Avoiding Online Misinfo About Gas Prices
Written by:
Jessica Lee
June 8, 2022
No. 1: Don’t draw broad conclusions on the fuel economy based on one or a few pictures of gas st ...
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Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting
Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 6, 2022
It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rum ...
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Snopestionary: The 'Slippery Slope' Logical Fallacy
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 31, 2022
Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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Clearing the Frame: Seeing Through Disingenuous Captions
Written by:
Dan Evon
April 15, 2022
Bird poop? Shaking hands with thin air? Captions can falsely frame shared content in politically ...
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Media Literacy: How to Spot T-Shirts Bearing Fabricated Messages
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
March 30, 2022
Sometimes, misinformation wears its heart on its sleeve.
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Red Flags: How to Identify Suspicious Rumors
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 28, 2022
For International Fact-Checking Day, we look at common techniques used to identify dubious stori ...
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Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches
Written by:
Dan Evon
March 22, 2022
Knowing how to perform a reverse image search is vital for social media users.
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Snopes Tips: How To Detect and Avoid Online Scams
Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 27, 2022
There are countless "exclusive reward," "free coupon," and "free product" scams on social media. ...
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How Snopes Monitors 'Virtue Signaling' on Social Media
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jan. 31, 2022
June 1 marks the beginning of Pride Month — and likely a flood of posts recognizing the celebrat ...
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Snopesing 101: How Snopes Fact Checks Racial Propaganda
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 15, 2022
And how you, the reader, can do the same ...
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