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Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy

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Become an informed consumer of information when you learn how journalists and professionals vet information and apply techniques designed by IREX for your everyday life.

Syllabus

  • 01: The Misinformation Threat
  • 02: The Evolution of Media and Misinformation
  • 03: Misinformation and the Brain
  • 04: Seeing Through Visual Misinformation
  • 05: Countering Fakes and Stereotypes in Media
  • 06: Journalistic Verification Skills
  • 07: Assessing Science and Health News
  • 08: Technology, Misinformation, and the Future
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Tara Susman-Peña Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next, Mehri Druckman Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next, and Nina Oduro Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next

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