Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation

Fact-Checking

Name: Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation: Fact-Checking
Uploaded: 2020-02-13
Duration: 457 s
Description: If the 2016 election was any indication, professional journalists need to do better when it comes to reporting the news. Readers are the first line of defense against the dissemination of bogus reports. So, how do you spot a fake? Context is key.

If the 2016 election was any indication, professional journalists need to do better when it comes to reporting the news. Readers are the first line of defense against the dissemination of bogus reports. So, how do you spot a fake? Context is key.

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7m 37s

Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation

56m 40s

This timely documentary explores how and why misinformation spreads, and how to be a smarter information consumer in our increasingly digital world.

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