Challenge and Fight Fake News
When you see or read something online:
1. Think before you share.
2. Verify an unlikely or suspicious story. If it seems too good to be true or is stranger than fiction, it probably is. Use the tools on the Resources tab to check the info.
3. Consider where you're getting your news. While it's convenient when an article pops up on social media, it's rarely from a reliable source of information. Expand your information network to legitimate news resources where journalism ethics and training are valued and required.
What about when your friends or family are sharing fake news?
1. Be respectful - open up a conversation.
"The problem with fake news is the cultural narrative that it supports. The worst kind of fake news gets people discussing the implications of something that just isn't true. So the right kind of solution should be cultural.
We need to foster norms of discourse in which it's OK to challenge what others say without the conversation immediately devolving into invective. The most effective lab meetings are like that: If someone disagrees with the presenter, they say so (politely)." -- Stephen Sloman, cited in Tania Lombrozo, “Opinion: The Psychology of Fake News,” 27 March 2018, National Public Radio.