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Media Literacy Guide: Home

Determining what is fake news is necessary and can be difficult. This research guide's purpose is to explain steps for finding the facts, how to use one's judgment and give examples for clarification.

What is this Guide for?

This guide addresses the media, news, and journalism, and provides suggestions for verification of news sources

We get that information from many sources: newspapers, television and radio, social media and from our family and friends. Knowing when the news is reliable and true can be challenging.

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Check out our related SVC Guides:

MISINFORMATION GUIDE to find out about misinformation, disinformation, forms of bias, and tools to counteract misinformation
FREE SPEECH v. HATE SPEECH GUIDE to find more about this specific issue