During my years in academia, I taught information literacy to many college students. This is a fancy way of saying I taught students how to evaluate information so it is…
A New Proactive Approach to Evaluating Information
We Need To Talk About Deepfakes
The growing war on authenticity, which includes fake news and production of counterfeit goods, now extends to include deepfakes. Originating from a Reddit account, the term deepfake refers to the…
Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefings Provide Updates About the Spread of Coronavirus Information via Social Media Platforms
The Oxford Internet Institute is publishing “Coronavirus Misinformation: Weekly Briefings” that provide a weekly report about the spread of coronavirus information across multiple social media platforms. The Briefings are part…
Factsheet Identifies Main Types, Sources, and Claims of COVID-19 Misinformation
Cristina Tardáguila, Associate Director of the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN), has called COVID–19 ‘the biggest challenge fact-checkers have ever faced.’ – RISJ COVID-19 Misinformation Factsheet, General Overview Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ),…
Google Provides $6.5 Million in Funding to Misinformation Fighters and Adds COVID-19 Hub to Google News
In a Google post dated April 2, Google announced it is “providing $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and nonprofits fighting misinformation around the world, with an immediate focus on…
A Knewz Fake News Fighter From News Corp
In this day and age there can never be too many fake and misinformation news fighters. Yesterday, News Corp launched Knewz.com, a new platform that is filter bubble and “crass…
Recognizing Media Bias and Misinformation in News Stories: A Few Resources To Note
When verifying information you find on the Internet, one of the key considerations is to check the quality and trustworthiness of the source. You check sources for timeliness and accuracy…
Procurement Research, Fake News and Detecting Baloney
IBISWorld published my article, “Detecting Fake News and Baloney During Procurement Research,” in July 2017. In the article I provide background information and a checklist that procurement (and business) professionals…
Love Data Week 2019 Explores the Interesting Concept of Data Justice
Love Data Week 2019 is February 11 – 15 and this year’s theme is “Data in Everyday Life” and the two topics that will be explored are Open Data and…
Microsoft Edge Mobile Users Now Have Access to Fake News Fighter NewsGuard Ratings
NewsGuard, a company that is committed to tackling fake news and misinformation, has made its Green and Red ratings and “Nutrition Label” write ups of news and information websites available…