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back to school: battling misinformation with a university librarian

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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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

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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?

Snopestionary: What Is Confirmation Bias?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jul 27, 2022 Just because we want something to be true doesn’t make it so.
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How to Spot a Social Media Bot

Snopes Tips: How to Spot Social Media Bots

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jul 25, 2022 Bots are used for a variety of reasons online, from boosting follower counts to interfering in p ...
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Sponsored content can be as innocent as an ad for your local restaurant, or as deceptive as an article or TV segment where the provider fails to disclose that they received money for the space.

Snopestionary: What Is Sponsored Content?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 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 'Strawman' Logical Fallacy

Snopestionary: The 'Straw Man' Logical Fallacy

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jun 14, 2022 Logical fallacies are behind many of the harmful misunderstandings, rumors, and conspiracy theor ...
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These nine resources are just a sampling of the vast amount of online research materials that can be utilized to explore the history of New York City.

9 Excellent Resources for New York History Research

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 10, 2022 There's much more to historical research than old, dusty books.
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red herring logical fallacy

Snopestionary: The 'Red Herring' Logical Fallacy

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jun 10, 2022 This logical fallacy is sometimes referred to as the fallacy of distraction.
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U.S. gas prices reached record levels in summer 2022.

4 Tips For Avoiding Online Misinfo About Gas Prices

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jun 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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Person, Human, Clothing

Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 6, 2022 It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rum ...
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slippery slope fallacy

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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biden shake hands with thin air

Clearing the Frame: Seeing Through Disingenuous Captions

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 15, 2022 Bird poop? Shaking hands with thin air? Captions can falsely frame shared content in politically ...
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Person, Human, Crowd

Media Literacy: How to Spot T-Shirts Bearing Fabricated Messages

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 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
Mar 28, 2022 For International Fact-Checking Day, we look at common techniques used to identify dubious stori ...
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how to do reverse image search

Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches

Written by:
Dan Evon
Mar 22, 2022 Knowing how to perform a reverse image search is vital for social media users.
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How to detect online scams and fraud

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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Person, Human, Silhouette

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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Computer Keyboard, Electronics, Computer

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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internet trolls

Snopestionary: What Is 'Troll Bait'?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Jan 8, 2022 A quick primer on troll bait and why you shouldn't take it.
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ad arbitrage scams

Snopes Tips: How To Avoid Ad Arbitrage Clickbait

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 2, 2022 "Ad arbitrage" is when website owners create stories that are broken up into multiple pages, pla ...
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