by Tania Bagan | 18 Jul 2017 | Europe, Fake News, Future of Democracy, Media Literacy, Ukraine
Taking up arms against fake news, a team of experts in Europe’s capital is highlighting fake news peddled by pro-Kremlin news outlets. Rebel soldiers at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Eastern Ukraine, 20 July 2014 (EPA/ Robert Ghement) The...
by Randall Mikkelsen | 3 Apr 2017 | Fake News, Media Literacy
Fake news is not going to go away. We need to be selective and responsible. And support news organizations that are credible and trust-worthy. (Ad Fontes media) This is the latest in a series of articles on fake news. A woman in the town-library meeting room eyed me...
by Nelson Graves | 17 Mar 2017 | Fake News, Future of Democracy, Greens Farms Academy, Indiana University, Media Literacy
Fake news threatens democracy by eroding trust. Students and media experts discussed what to do about fake news in three News-Decoder webinars. This is part of a News-Decoder series on fake news. Fake news matters because it goes right to the heart of democracy....
by Nelson Graves | 15 Mar 2017 | Fake News, Future of Democracy, Media Literacy
The U.S. moon landing was a hoax. Trump wears a wig. The new iPhone is transparent. Fake news or real? News-Decoder students know. A manipulated image that has been used to buttress fake news stories This is part of a series of News-Decoder stories on fake news....
by Nelson Graves | 14 Mar 2017 | Fake News, Future of Democracy, Media Literacy
This is the first in a series of News-Decoder articles on fake news. By Nelson Graves What is fake news? How does it spread? What can we do about it? News-Decoder has been working with students around the world to address these questions, which have acquired urgency...