Media Literacy

Stories collected here refer to educational posts that demonstrate how to consume media messages with a more critical/skeptical eye.

Whoopi Goldberg is but one celebrity victim of an online death hoax.

Why Are Online Death Hoaxes so Popular?

22 September 2022

Celebrities, royalty, sports personalities — all have been unwitting victims.

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‘Pre-Bunking’ Shows Promise in Fight Against Misinformation

24 August 2022

In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, the researchers detail how short...

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In addition, since the war in Ukraine began, many other events have arisen to occupy the world’s attention.

Philosophy Scholar: Here’s Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue

6 September 2022

Being attentive to realities like war is often painful, and people are not well-equipped to...

News

The best source of information to guide treatment is medical research. But how do you know when that information is reliable and evidence-based? And how can you tell the difference between shoddy research findings and those that have merit?

Medical Expert: Flawed Research Can Harm Your Health

18 August 2022

A new study provides tips for spotting medical research that is deeply flawed or fake...

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Snopestionary: What is the ‘Black Sheep Effect’?

17 August 2022

On social media and in life, many tend to treat deviating members of their own...

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Snopes-ing 101: the Fact-Checkers’ Toolbox

20 December 2021

Research tips and tricks from the fact-checkers at Snopes.

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27 Articles

back to school: battling misinformation with a university librarian

Back to School Special: Battling Misinformation with a Research Librarian

15 August 2022

Diane Prorak is teaching incoming students to identify and refute false information online.

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Your worldview, including beliefs and opinions, starts to form during childhood as you’re socialized within a particular cultural context.

Why Don’t Facts Change Minds? A Researcher In Human Development Explains

11 August 2022

Here’s a look into research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind...

News

Snopestionary: What Is the ‘Mandela Effect’?

24 July 2016

The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have...

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The Snopes Guide to Logical Fallacies Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theories our newsroom...

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6 Articles

Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?

27 July 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

25 July 2022

Bots are used for a variety of reasons online, from boosting follower counts to interfering...

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