Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Fake News Edition

On the Media | Nov 18, 2016

Drawing a distinction between fake and real news is going to be hard for those Facebook and Google employees tasked with banning offending sites. But it shouldn’t be so hard for you, the consumer.

Melissa Zimdars, assistant professor of communication and media at Merrimack College, has made a list of more than a hundred problematic news sites, along with tips for sorting the truthful from the troublesome. She talks with Brooke about how to be a savvy news consumer in a misinformation-filled world.

Infographic with text of handbook. Text equivalent in PDF can be found here: https://media.wnyc.org/media/resources/2021/Nov/22/BNCH_FAKE_NEWS_EDITION_o.pdf

Breaking News Consumer Handbook: Fake News Edition

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For a text equivalent, a PDF version is available here.

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