Why it’s so easy to fall for fake news and how to spot it

Whether during an election or just a regular day of the year, people are bombarded with news and information in their feeds. So how do we know what's true and what's false? A lot of it unravels with a little digging. We show you what to look for and how to protect yourself from falling for disinformation and misinformation.

Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada..../montreal/misleading
Tips for spotting fake news:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/techno....logy/fake-news-disin
Michigan University, "Fake News," Lies and Propaganda: How to Sort Fact from Fiction https://guides.lib.umich.edu/fakenews
First Draft Field Guide to Fake News: https://firstdraftnews.org/pro....ject/field-guide-fak
Federal election easy prey for social media manipulators, experts warn:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi....cs/the-national-elec
'Call their bluff': Shut down social media platforms, ex-Facebook adviser urges
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi....cs/facebook-grand-co
Canada should regulate social media firms to protect election, says international group
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi....cs/social-media-elec
Trudeau government unveils plans for digital overhaul https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi....cs/digital-internet-

https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1298&context=faculty_publications
Trudeau warns of 'meaningful financial consequences' for social media giants that don't combat hate speech
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politi....cs/digital-charter-t
Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler., When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions https://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/nyhan-reifler.pdf (2010)

Donald Braman et. at., The Polarazing Impact of Science Literacy and Numeracy on Perceived Climate Change Risks, 2 Nature Climate Change 732 (2012)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/f....acebooks-zuckerberg-

Leticia Bode & Emily K. Vraga (2018) See Something, Say Something: Correction of Global Health Misinformation on Social Media, Health Communication, 33:9, 1131-1140, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1331312 https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1331312

RESOURCES:
Gordon Pennycook, psychologist, interviews: June 12 and July 18, 2019


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