Navigating Digital Media

What groups did Crash Course team up with?

• Media Wise

• New York Times

• Google

• SHEG

“Understanding where information comes from __________________________________________________________.”

What is the first question we must about media?

• Why am I not on Tiktok roght now?

• Who made this and why?

• What is being sold to me?

• Where can I find out more?

Who do professional fact checkers work with?

• History books

• News Organizations

• Social Media

• Calling up a source

What is one of the well-known fact checking sites?

• Snopes

• Politifact

• Factcheck.com

• Checkmyfacts.org

What are the three questions you should ask when researching credible sources?

• What does the website look like?

• What is the evidence used on the website?

• Who is behind the information?

• What do other sources say about the evidence and its claims?

John Green says “The sheer ___________ of evidence is not enough to verify a claim. The _______________ of evidence, on the other hand, is reason to be skeptical of its veracity until you can ____________.”

“Better information makes for ___________________”

Everything that is created has a ___________.

• fact

• sales pitch

• purpose

• idea

What makes a website look authoritative?

• Well designed logo

• references and citations

• a pretty color

• professional photos