False Witnesses: Fact and Fiction in the Age of Fake News

As new technology develops and people increasingly source information through social-media platforms, purveyors of fake and deceptive news have found it easier to perpetrate hoaxes, disseminate sensational claims and even affect the results of elections. Brett Lamb provides a useful guide on how students can look out for false or misleading articles and ensure that they're getting the right story.

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Teaching Media, middle years, senior secondary, deepfakes, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Donald Trump, fact-checking, bias, Google, Snopes