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Fake News

This LibGuide will give you valuable insight in telling fact from fiction online, plus a chance to exercise your newfound skills.

Things to think about

What makes real news real?

Select a claim to examine

Food Babe: How Food Companies Exploit Americans
This article claims that US consumers ingest chemicals that people in other countries don't. Is that true? What else does this article imply?
Spoon University: Drinking Tequila Could Help You Lose Weight
Can you find enough evidence to prove or disprove this claim?
Anonymous: Ten Signs the Global Elite are Losing Control
Lots of claims here. Pick one or two and check to your heart's content.
Counter Current News: Marijuana Does Not Lower IQ
Up for the challenge of proving or disproving this one?

Quick and simple debunking exercise

Compare these two links. Which one do you think is true? Why or why not?
1 - Eat This Not That: Shocking Facts About Farmed Salmon
2 - Washington State Department of Health: Farmed vs. Wild Salmon

Last Updated: Sep 29, 2022 2:53 PM
URL: https://guides.pnw.edu/fakenews
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Subjects: News

Tags: fake news, news