Summary of Helping Students Identify Fake News with the Five C's of Critical Consuming

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This video provides five steps to help students identify fake news. First, look at the context of the article, including when it was written, where it came from, and any changes that may have occurred since then. Second, check the credibility of the source. Is the site reputable, and does the author cite credible sources? If the article is satirical, is it on a list of fake news sites, or is it actually an advertisement posing as a news story? Third, analyze the construction of the article. Is it biased, loaded, or propaganda-based? Fourth, corroborate the information with other sources. Fifth, compare the article to other sources to get a broader perspective.

• 00:00:00 This video provides five steps to help students identify fake news. First, look at the context of the article, including when it was written, where it came from, and any changes that may have occurred since then. Second, check the credibility of the source. Is the site reputable, and does the author cite credible sources? If the article is satirical, is it on a list of fake news sites, or is it actually an advertisement posing as a news story? Third, analyze the construction of the article. Is it biased, loaded, or propaganda-based? Fourth, corroborate the information with other sources. Fifth, compare the article to other sources to get a broader perspective.