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REAL NEWS VS. FAKE NEWS: Further Reading

This LibGuide is intended to help you verify and utilize fact-based news resources for research purposes

Pew Research Center

Many Americans Believe Fake News Is Sowing Confusion
From The Pew Research Center on Journalism and Media

Covering Politics in a "Post-Truth" America
By Susan B. Glasser, Dec. 2, 2016
Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content
How News Websites Spread (and Debunk) Online Rumors, Unverified Claims and Misinformation.
Most Teens Can't Tell Fake from Real News
Article by Sam Wineburg & Sarah McGrew from the PBS NewsHour reporting on studies that found that most young people have difficulty differentiating between real and fake news and information. Identifies strategies used by professional fact checkers.
Solving the Problem of Fake News
By Nicholas Lemann, Nov. 30, 2016
Stanford Researchers Find Students Have Trouble Judging the Credibility of Information Online
Summary of study conducted by Sam Wineberg of Stanford University that examined the news literacy of middle school, high school and college students. Includes a link to the Executive Summary of the report.
Who’s Really to Blame for Fake News
By Neal Gabler, Nov. 30, 2016

Media's Next Challenge: Overcoming The Threat of Fake News (New York Times)
This Analysis Shows How Viral Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.
Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning
Executive summary from the Stanford Education Group (2011)
Political Polarization and Media Habits
Report from the Pew Research Center (very in-depth, from 2014)
From the Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School - Links to Peer-Reviewed Articles.
Fake news and the spread of misinformation

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