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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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Word, Game, Crowd

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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Person, Human, Text

This Headline Doesn't Tell You Everything You Need To Know

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 23, 2022 Neither does this slightly smaller text known as a "subhead."
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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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disinformation misinformation

Snopestionary: Misinformation vs. Disinformation

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Dec 26, 2021 Both words refer to false information, but one type is more insidious than the other.
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coordinated inauthentic behavior

Snopes Tips: How to Spot Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 18, 2021 People and groups sometimes hide their identities on social media in order to mislead and/or inf ...
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snopes search tips

Snopes Tips: Honing Your Search Skills

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Dec 12, 2021 How to harness the power of search engines to find the information you want.
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What does shadow-banning mean

Snopestionary: What Does 'Shadow-Ban' Mean?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Dec 11, 2021 Sometimes the reason no one seems to be reading your social media posts is that a platform has h ...
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how to find the right results in a search engine

Snopes Tips: Identifying the 'Right' Results in a Search Engine

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov 27, 2021 Vigilance is the order of the day.
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pandemic misinformation

4 Quick Tips for Avoiding Misinformation in a Pandemic

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov 18, 2021 Making sure to not spread misinformation during COVID-19 is a responsibility we all share.
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Graphics, Art, Floral Design

Snopestionary: What Is a False Premise?

Written by:
Bond Huberman
Sep 24, 2021 All it takes is one false premise to make a logical argument unsound.
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Person, Human, Face

Snopestionary: What Is Copypasta?

Written by:
Bond Huberman David Emery
Sep 19, 2021 Before there was "sharing" — before there was even social media — there was copying and pasting ...
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troll warning sign

Don't Fall for Troll Bait

Written by:
Brandon Echter
May 19, 2021 Entire careers and publications are built on content that makes you mad. The only way to win is ...
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