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Understanding Online Media
How does false information online start and become viral? For Maui specifically, this article by Politico explains it well: Influence Campaign Spread During Maui Wildfires
Media Bias
Did you know that there is a code of ethics for journalists? While today’s media landscape has changed rapidly and dramatically, there are still certain things you should look for when using online media (especially social media posts) as factual information. Read the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics.
Educational Resources
- PBS Fact Checking Learning Materials
- Pew Research Center
- FactCheck.Org
- PolitiFact
- Civic Online Reasoning (COR)
- The Detect Fakes Experiment
- Jigsaw: Disinformation