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Copspeak, “the past exonerative” tense, and punching Nazis

In the Constitution, any suspect is innocent until found guilty by a court, even suspects who kneel for eight minutes…

3 years ago

War via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine

“This is the way they go to war; it’s a central part of Russian doctrine,” said Jim Ludes, a former…

3 years ago

Why do journalists use “allegedly” when they report on obvious crimes captured on video?

Look at this picture. A guy in a uniform obviously has his hands around a kid's neck. Why would Business…

4 years ago

No, Prince Philip did not dress as a palace guard to prank the queen

I didn't share this miscaptioned photo, but each time I've seen it before on social media, I've accepted it as…

4 years ago

No, these “Perspective matters” photographers aren’t misrepresenting the size of a fire in Paris

I have shared and liked this image, and incorporated it in lesson plans. The juxtaposition suggests that the little knot…

4 years ago

Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers: Four Moves

The confirmation bias describes the very human tendency to reject evidence that challenges our worldview, and to seek out --…

4 years ago

Oh, No. YouTube is Deleting Videos.

Oh no.  First YouTube institutes a "COVID-19 Medical Misinformation Policy" and starts deleting videos that tout fake cures or discourage…

4 years ago

The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid’s Tale, explained

One of the weirder ways this debate has played out since Barrett was first discussed as a potential Supreme Court…

4 years ago

Fact check: Biden ad misleadingly suggests Trump called Covid-19 a ‘hoax’

CNN fact-checks a misleading Biden ad, which edited a Trump speech to make it look like he called coronavirus a…

4 years ago

Meme alleging Trump said “Africans Are Lazy, Good at Sex, Theft” is a hoax

I’ve seen this meme shared by several FB friends in the past few days. It’s clearly a hoax. It was…

4 years ago

Masks serve many purposes. How sad that they’ve become politicized.

I've seen the original meme on my social media feed. I've fixed it. The purpose of the first three masks…

4 years ago