This is the 40 page Yale University study referenced in the "Tagging Fake News . . ." Politico story listed below. The authors conclude: "These results suggest that the currently deployed approaches are not nearly enough to effectively undermine belief in fake news, and new (empirically supported) strategies are needed."
"It's no use simply telling people they have their facts wrong. To be more effective at correcting misinformation in news accounts and intentionally misleading "fake news," you need to provide a detailed counter-message with new information—and get your audience to help develop a new narrative." From Phys.org.
"Just as the environmental movement galvanized support for protecting nature, a pro-truth movement could spur popular opposition to post-truth politicians." From Scientific American.
"Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false." Watch this YouTube video from Veritasium discuss the problems in the research process.
"A Yale survey of 7,500 people shows little benefit, and possible detriments, to fact-check programs." See "Assessing the Effect..." link above for the actual study. (Politico)
Full title: "Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life." This RAND report is actually a 300+ page book. Note: You can download the ebook version for FREE! The site offers other useful information.
A brief review of three Chrome browser extensions that help to filter out unreliable stories. They include: FiB, B.S. Detector, Media Bias/Fact Checker.
Get in-depth, non-biased reports on today's important issues (or use the archives for past issues, back to 1923!). Each lengthy report covers a single topic, and includes a bibliography.
Looking for resources discussing both sides of political and social issues? POV provides guides to the opposing positions, help with developing arguments, and resources for writing position papers. Includes full-text articles and resources. (EBSCO)
AllSides presents news from left, right, and center sources. It also has list that rates news sources according to their bias on a left to right spectrum.
An introduction to Think Tanks. For details, see the List of Think Tanks in the United States grouped by broad categories. You can also simply search for your think tank source in Wikipedia.
Reverse Image Search Tools
Was there really a shark in the water? Actually, no! Check out suspicious images by examining its source, original context, where else it is located on the web, and if it has been altered.
Click on the camera icon and either enter the URL for an image or drag and drop the image to the search bar. (Note: Unlike TinEye, you can't copy and paste an image to search.) It will locate the same and similar images on the Web.
Enter an image URL, drag and drop the image, or even copy and paste an image into the search bar to find other instances of it online. Try limiting results by "Most Changed" and "Oldest."
