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Identifying Fake News Headlines

Identifying Fake News Headlines. An information literacy adventure by Karissa Alcox. What's the Point of Fake News?. Entertainment + Social Commentary = Satire. 1. Unnecessary Adjectives. 2. Too Many Details. 3. Vagueness. 4. Absurdity. 5. Social Commentary.

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Identifying Fake News Headlines

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  1. Identifying Fake News Headlines An information literacy adventure by KarissaAlcox

  2. What's the Point of Fake News? Entertainment + Social Commentary = Satire

  3. 1. Unnecessary Adjectives

  4. 2. Too Many Details

  5. 3. Vagueness

  6. 4. Absurdity

  7. 5. Social Commentary

  8. 5 Elements of Fake News Headlines • Unnecessary adjectives • Too many details • Vagueness • Absurdity • Social Commentary Tip: Look for multiple elements in each headline

  9. Answers! Rob Ford Mistakenly Sues Himself: "I'm prepared to fight it." (Hammer in the News) Area man digs 200-metre tunnel to Upper Canada Mall (Yolk News) Unemployed gender studies major sues ‘The Patriarchy’ (The Daily Currant) Conservatives praise Antarctic ice sheet melt as beautiful expression of free market (Borowitz Report)

  10. Questions?

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