Misinformation, Disinformation, and Fake News SIFT: Day 4

F - Find Better Coverage

• Look and see what other coverage is available on the same topic
• Build your own list of trusted news sources
• Use fact-checking sites:
  • Snopes
  • Factcheck.org
  • Politifact (For politically themed claims)
• Do a reverse image search

5G Vaccines...

Someone forwards this fake Instagram post to you. Using any of the SIFT techniques introduced so far, verify or debunk the information. Be prepared to share your process/technique with your classmates.

Professor Predicts: People Will Die After COVID-19 Vaccine

This (real) site is sent to your grandma by one of her friends. Using the SIFT strategies and techniques you've learned, demonstrate how you might show your grandma that this information has a very high possibility of being misleading or problematic is some way. The actual site is NOT linked here. Please do not visit the site itself as we do not want to drive any additional traffic to the actual site itself.