Can you spot fake news before hitting “share”?

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Can you spot fake news before hitting “share”?

Sadly, so sad, the answer for too many who post here is nope.

When we look back at the 2016 presidential election in a few years, we might see that more than any other external factor, fake news and other forms of disinformation distributed widely over social media impacted the outcome.

I'd argue the impact was greater than even that of the candidates' platforms, mainstream media coverage, or shifting voter demographics.

The only way to make sure this never happens again is to directly address the appetite for fake news among the electorate. Voters must be acutely aware of it, and their bullshit detectors must be tuned for it, especially on social media.

I hear that Midas

Along with analyst Tim Bajarin, I wrote about a program that's trying to shore up our defenses. The decade-old News Literacy Project is teaching news consumers early in life--in the classroom--to look at and judge news items with a critical eye.

And THAT'S where it all started, I mean never began, for the critical thinking skill impaired Trumpanzees.

One of a growing number of media literacy projects, NLP just received a $1 million grant from Facebook and has seen record demand (you can take NLP's course yourself as part of a free trial).

Efforts like these may be our best hope of confronting with clear eyes the enormous political challenges that await us.

Or not, because those who need a 'news literacy course' most will swear that FAUX News, Infowars and Zerohedge are just fine, thank you.very much.

—Mark Sullivan

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