PPT presentation module for teachers/librarians to use during the Information literacy lesson on fake news that I created for LIS 60618

1. Click here to see what most
journalists don’t want you to
know!
The third picture made me cry!

2. What is fake news?
Definitions and examples

3. What is fake news?
Merriam – Webster doesn’t have a current listing for fake
news, but we can use our powers of deduction to look at
the meaning of the words fake and news in isolation.
Fake (adj.) : not true, real or genuine
News (noun): 1 a. a report of recent events, 2 a. material
reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a
newscast
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4. So what is the meaning of fake news?
 Fake news is an untrue version of recent
events reported on in newspapers, tv
broadcasts, and possibly social media and
blogs.
 made up stories created to mock human
vices or ridicule or scorn someone or
something.

5. TV Examples

6. Print Examples
Benjamin Franklin wrote and published
this article in the local newspaper in order
to spread fear about the Native
Americans living in the area. The story
was completely untrue!

7. Online Examples
The story was originally published by a
site called WTOE 5 News before being
copied by a popular fake news publisher
Ending the Fed. By November 8, the
story had picked up 960,000 Facebook
engagements, according to Buzzfeed.
Source

8. Levels of Fake News
Source

9. Satire or Parody
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10. False Connection
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CC BY-NC-SA
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BY-NC-ND

11. Misleading Content
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12. False Context
This meme on the left was created to push an agenda, when in reality the
Photograph was taken years before and in another country.

13. Imposter
Content
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14. Manipulated Content
 Take a look at the photos to
the left. What do you see?
What kind of message would
the left photo be trying to
show? What about the right?
Why would the original
photo be cropped like this?

15. Fabricated Content
This website is completely fake, run by a conspiracy theorist, with provocative articles.

16. Historical Impact of Fake News
Case Studies & Real-World Examples

17. Nazi Youth Propaganda
Hitler Youth—a group designed to
indoctrinate kids into Hitler’s ideology,
then send them off to war.
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-
hitler-youth-turned-a-generation-of-kids-
into-nazis

18. 2016 Presidential Election
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/11/60132323
3/6-facts-we-know-about-fake-news-in-
the-2016-election

19. How to spot fake news.
Tips & Tricks to become savvy researchers

20. IFLA Spot the Fake News Graphic
IFLA Rationale for Graphic: Discussions about fake news has led to
a new focus on media literacy more broadly, and the role of libraries
and other education institutions in providing this.
When Oxford Dictionaries announced post-truth was Word of the
Year 2016, we as librarians realise action is needed to educate and
advocate for critical thinking – a crucial skill when navigating the
information society.
IFLA has made this infographic with eight simple steps (based on
FactCheck.org’s 2016 article How to Spot Fake News) to discover the
verifiability of a given news-piece in front of you.
About the IFLA: The International Federation of Library Associations
and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing
the interests of library and information services and their users. It is
the global voice of the library and information profession.

21. Are you a fake news
expert now?
Let’s find out as we practice these skills in
groups and decide if we are able to
determine if an article is authentic or fake.