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Six Easy Ways To Tell If That Viral Story Is A Hoax

News in the digital age spreads faster than ever, and so do lies and hoaxes. Digital verification skills are essential for today’s journalists and citizens. It’s no longer enough to read the news – now, we want to understand the processes behind it. Here are six free, simple tools that any curious news reader can use to verify digital media.

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ICT literacy, media literacy, journalism, information literacy, visual literacy, news literacy, photography
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September 29, 2015
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May 1, 2021
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Lesley Farmer
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College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Professional
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