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The web is increasingly becoming a vehicle to sow confusion. A 2020 ProPublica examination of the top 50 Facebook posts pertaining to mail-in voting found more than half contained false or misleading information. Read on for a primer on how to spot and fight misinformation online.
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How You Can Spot Inaccurate News
AARPProven ways to detect whether web or social media news is deceptive or a hoax.
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How to Spot (and Do Something) About Real Fake News
MozillaEven the most digitally savvy folks can (at times) be fooled into believing a headline or resharing a photo that looks real, but is actually not.
Fact-Checking Misinformation Can Work. But It Might Not Be Enough.
FiveThirtyEightSome methods of fact-checking are more effective than others.
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The ConversationSome methods of fact-checking are more effective than others.