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Fact-Checking

Watch this brief (2:32) video on fact-checking strategies.

Finding and Fact-Checking News Sources

How can you verify that news shared with you is real?

Search and Fact-Checking News

• Google News (website) – find at least one article
• U.S. Newsstream (library database -- use Canvas login to access) – find at least one article 

Annotate your news articles by answering questions on the worksheet.  Try using Wikipedia or Allsides to learn about this news organization's reputation online:

• Wikipedia - provides an overview of the news source
• Allsides - places news sources on a left, center, right spectrum
  • Search a story
  • Search a newspaper

Still looking for a topic?  Try Opposing Viewpoints "Browse Issues" list

Use your WebAdvisor/Canvas login to access library resources

Evidence

Review these three sources of evidence for the topic "Why Internet Access Should be a Free Public Service":

1. "59% of U.S. parents with lower incomes say their child may face digital obstacles in schoolwork" (Pew Research Center)
2. "MCOE bridging the digital divide: Wi-Fi buses stationed across the county" (U.S. Newsstream)
3. "The Online Learning Divide" (Academic Search Complete)

Discuss the questions below with your group:

• Who put this source together?  What do they know about the "digital divide"?
• Who is their audience?
• What kind of evidence do they cite? 
• Do you find the evidence they cite persuasive?

Oral Citation:  Authority and Evidence

• Criteria:  What Makes a Good Source?
  • List three reasons why you believe this is an authoritative, credible source.  
  • Pick at least one fact to cite in an oral citation
• Results

Persuasive Speech:  Explore your Topic

Explore your topic using one of these sources

• Opposing Viewpoints  background information on controversial issues. Try the Browse Issues List for topic ideas.
• CQ Researcher  comprehensive reports on controversial issues
• Pew Research Center  polls and statistics on controversial issues

Complete list of Cabrillo library databases

Image "Life in the Age of Algorithms" by Project Information Literacy