7 You Tubers are the New Rich & Famous
An introduction for Year 7 students to digital literacy in the Servite ARC
Quick and simple debunking exercise
Compare these two links. Which one do you think is true? Why or why not?
Fact Checking Sites
Fact Checking Links
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FactCheckA product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.
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Hoax-SlayerSimilar to Snopes but tighter in scope, Hoax-Slayer focuses on email hoaxes, identity theft scams and spam.
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LinkedInA professional networking website where you can look up the authors of articles and books to see if they're credible.
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PolitifactThe Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.
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Snopes.comOne of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on urban legends, news stories and memes. the also cite their sources at the end of each debunking.