Scale.

- Scale destroys trust
- Scale creates targets
- You cannot automate counter disinformation work
- Work together, support each other and
- Add your voice to the chorus - teach lateral reading

#LIANZA2025 #scale #misinfo #disinfo #lateralreading

For Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, social media - especially YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat - has become their source of information about the world, eclipsing traditional news outlets. In a survey of more than 1,000 young people ages 13 to 18, 8 in 10 said they encounter conspiracy theories in their social media feeds each week, yet only 39% reported receiving instruction in evaluating the claims they saw there. We built our Civic Online Reasoning program to address this gap. Explore our free materials When we launched the program in 2018, digital literacy was a catchall that included everything from editing and uploading videos to cyberbullying and sexting. "Checking the credibility of sources" was just one criterion among many buried in a list of desired outcomes. We narrowed the focus of our program to skills essential to being an informed citizen, such as "lateral reading" - that is, using the full context of the internet to judge the quality of a claim, ideati

College students & misinformation: teaching fact-checking 101 https://inquirygroup.substack.com/p/factchecking101 #education #LateralReading

Critical analysis of media has never been more important than it is now. #lateralreading

With all the misinformation prevalent in some social media channels, this is a great resource about thinking laterally. It also includes some tips on how to do so.

Worth the 5 min read

#combatMisinformation #SIFT #lateralReading

Infographic: How to Spot Fake News

A mindful practice includes mindful consumption of information; both in quantity and quality.

#Mindfulness #mindfulnessPractice #FakeNews #LateralReading #Misinformation #SelfRegulate

Final DCPC publication of 2024 was a report on CIVIC INFORMATION LITERACY TOOLS such as using #lateralreading and #Wikipedia to improve students' ability to effectively verify information. Link to free download on Analysis & Policy Obervatory:
apo.org.au/node/328725

Barred owl takes the spotlight as unexpected Christmas tree topper The Animal Welfare League of Arlington says this is a good reminder to keep chimneys capped during the winter.

www.wusa9.com/article/life...

#TLchat #TLsky #MediaLiteracy filing this to use with teaching media literacy, #lateralReading #reverseImageSearch. Sounds fake but is real.

I am SO pleased at the quality of the “InfoPics” my middle schoolers have been creating this year for our “Froot Loop Conspiracy Theories” unit! #SIFT & #LateralReading lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/cons... #MediaLit #EduSky

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing, Wes. Thanks also for challenging the pervasive conspiracy theories. Love also seeing the #LateralReading hashtag.

What else are other #History #Teachers passionate about?

#HistoryEduSky

Lessons by Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) - Conspiracy Theories "SIFT" web literacy framework+ Lateral Reading

Hi Vince! I love sharing space history through my middle school media literacy unit on “Froot Loop Conspiracy Theories!”
We explore how NASA’s Apollo moon landing / 6 landings was/were NOT fake! lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/cons...

#HistoryEduSky #EduSky #ConCW #SpaceEd #SIFT #LateralReading

Lessons by Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) - Conspiracy Theories Overview Students will develop a better understanding of conspiracies, conspiracy theories, and how to avoid being tricked by "froot loop conspiracy theories." Goals Deepen student understanding of wh...

(4/4) very important for all of us today!
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/cons...

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #ConCW #ConspiracyTheory #conspiracy #SIFT #LateralReading

Teenagers Tell Us About Their Relationship With News Nearly 400 students wrote about where they get it, how they navigate it — and why they think adults are more likely to fall for misinformation than they are.

#media — online, in print, and on TV — treats news as a product, and that shapes the way they think and feel. Some said that made them not want to be informed, but others shared their strategies for navigating the noise

#teenagers #news #journalism #socialmedia #MediaLiteracy #LateralReading #tech

Beware of Hurricane Helene Fundraising Scams
www.speedofcreativity.org/2024/09/30/b...

#GoFundMe #fraud #FactCheck #Helene #hurricane #MediaLit #edtech #DigCit #edtechSR #SIFT #LateralReading

#NewsLiteracy tip: Verify as you scroll with #LateralReading. Open new tabs & search for context from multiple sources. You’ll find that Fox posted a number of articles about Trump’s conviction & that the Taco Bell story aired in 2020.

Read more: bit.ly/FoxTacoStory

Enjoyed @johngreen's @TheCrashCourse #LateralReading lesson #NavigatingDigitalInformation series

Wondering if #HyperReading & #SocialReading -- a la Schweighauser's #ReadingInTheDigitalAge #MOOC via @FutureLearn -- will be discussed?🤔
#technogenesis 🤓