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Slide Deck 6: Online Verification Skills

Slide Deck 6: Online Verification Skills. Yes or no? Write down your answer. Is this a castle house in Ireland?. Yes or no? Write down your answer. Did a squirrel get prosthetic wheels?. Yes or no? Write down your answer. Did world leaders huddle around Russian President Putin?.

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Slide Deck 6: Online Verification Skills

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  1. Slide Deck 6:Online Verification Skills

  2. Yes or no? Write down your answer. • Is this a castle house in Ireland?

  3. Yes or no? Write down your answer. • Did a squirrel get prosthetic wheels?

  4. Yes or no? Write down your answer. • Did world leaders huddle around Russian President Putin?

  5. Discussion • Do you always believe what you see online? • How do you know what you see online is true?Have you ever been fooled? • What criteria do you use to assess if something is true or trustworthy?

  6. Fact-check This is KoTapu, an island in Thailand, which does not include a castle

  7. Fact-check This Turkish squirrel lost its paws in a mouse trap, and did, in fact, get prosthetic wheels

  8. Fact-check Vladimir Putin was digitally added to this photo

  9. What is ‘information pollution’ • There are many types of false and misleading information that circulate online • This larger problem is called ‘information pollution’ • The online environment is huge and complex • It is hard to figure out where information is coming from and whether it is real or truthful

  10. False information online There are two main types: • Misinformationis false information, but the person sharing it believes it to be true. Its intent is not to cause harm. • Disinformationis false information that is deliberately created and shared to cause harm. It has the goal of confusing people about what is true, and influencing how they think and act.

  11. Misinformation

  12. Disinformation False information can be designed to mislead and achieve a political goal. For example, telling people they can vote through Twitter. Disinformation from 2016 US presidential election

  13. Why do people create false information? • Financial Reasons: One big motive is to make money through page views (clicks) and advertising dollars • Political Reasons: Another reason is to mislead people and to encourage them to do something or think in a certain way

  14. How does false information spread? • People who produce false or misleading reports know content that causes an emotional reaction (i.e., anger) makes us want to share it with others before checking if it is true • The mechanics of social media also contribute to the problem by showing what is popular. People share wrong posts, making them even more popular

  15. What can we do? • Think critically about what we see online • Assess our emotions and stop to check before sharing information • Learn the tools to fact-check information • Develop the habits to verify sources and claims • Establish a trusted list of information and news sources

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