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Why Should You Care about Fake News?

1. You deserve the truth.  
2. Fake news destroys your credibility.  
3. Fake news can hurt you, and a lot of other people.  
4. Real news can benefit you. Continue reading from Benedictine University Resource Guide

What is Fake News?

Fake News has been around for centuries and can include propaganda, misinformation, hoaxes, and satire.  Put simply, fake news stories contain false information that cannot be verified through multiple sources, quotes, or facts.  Fake News can be broken down into several categories:

• Satire or Parody
• Misleading Content
• Imposter Content
• Fabricated Content
• False Connection
• False Context
• Manipulated Content
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Additional Online Sources

5 Ways to Spot Disinformation on Your Social Media Feeds (ABC News)

10 Questions for Fake News Detection (News Literacy Project)

Age-Old Problem of "Fake News" (Smithsonian)

How to Spot Fake News (Factcheck.org)

It's Not Just a Social Media Problem - How Search Engines Spread Misinformation (The Conversation)

How to Spot Fake News (Visual Capitalist)

Fake News, Big Lies: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? (Northwestern Institute for Policy Research)

Information Overload Helps Fake News Spread, and Social Media Knows It (Scientific American)

Spotting Fake News