Bias: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy

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Bias: Extreme Right, Propaganda, Conspiracy


If you don't know what these words mean, I can't help you.


Notes: The D.C. Clothesline promotes extreme right wing propaganda and conspiracies and *does not source to credible information. (8/10/2016)

List Of “Fake” News Sites For Google To Target Is Released; Every ALT Site You Know (Including This One) Is On It

November 17, 2016 Melissa Dykes Uncategorized

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Why do people fall for fake news?

https://libguides.tru.ca/fakenews/falling



Be savvy information consumers. Stop sharing content that you don't know is true.

That alone would shut down 100% of the posts from 3-5 posters on this board.

•Break out of your information bubble

Seek out news from a variety of sources. Traditional news sources are not neutral. All news agencies report or publish stories based on what they consider to be newsworthy. Make it a habit to look at established news sources from all sides of the political spectrum. In addition to this, don't limit how news is delivered to you. Don't rely on your Facebook or other social media venues to give you your news.

While there is no one definitive list of where news sources lie on the political spectrum, Allsides' bias rating does make an attempt to categorize news outlets (primarily US focused). Pew Research Centre also publishes a list of trusted news agencies by ideological groups.


•Know that fake news and biases exist

Be critical of your own personal, moral and political biases when reading information or news. Don't get suckered into immediately agreeing with information that matches your personal belief set.

•Develop a healthy dose of skepticism

When reading anything, even from traditional news sources, be skeptical. Look for information, photos, language that is meant to sway you to a particular point of view. Even when reading something from a traditional news source or something that your favorite aunt, nephew or child shares with you.

•Dig deeper

Try to verify what you are reading from other sources. Look for those elements that indicate that what you are reading may be fake.

•Question language, social conventions, and taboos being used to define issues and problems

How does your news outlet refer to or describe conflict/issues? Inflammatory words, polarizing positioning, stereotypes or imagery.

•Give breaking news stories time to develop

Never happen, that IS righty catnip'.

The full story takes time to report accurately. Breaking news stories will often get the facts wrong. Give time for a story to be discovered. Hold off on your opinions and judgment on a story until more information is known to reporters.

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