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Fake News Confronted by Educators, World Wide Newspapers and the Columbus Metropolitan Club.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Schools are teaching their students to investigate the news they read Continue reading →

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The Nation Article on Avoiding Fake News From Bangkok

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Advanced Reading Concepts

I read this article when teaching a class in Bangkok for the USAID. I enjoyed reading the English version of the papers in the hotel lobby. This column in the The Nation by Suthichai Yoon started with: Thais got a taste of what “fake” news can do to you recently when Facebook got fooled by its own algorithm. Continue reading →

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Fake News Precedes Us

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Peter Hancock, a psychologist at the University of Central Florida has “alternative artifacts” and in his new book “Hoax Springs Eternal: the psychology of cognitive deception,” he shows why some hoaxes are more successful than others. Continue reading →

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News you can use: Infographic walks you through 10 questions to detect fake News

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts

From ASCD Smart News via the Seattle Times:   News you can use:  Infographic walks you through 10 questions to detect fake News:  Ten questions for fake news Peter Adams, the senior vice president for educational programs at NLP, said the worksheet … Continue reading →

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The Nation Article on Avoiding Fake News From Bangkok

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts

I read this article when teaching a class in Bangkok for the USAID. I enjoyed reading the English version of the papers in the hotel lobby. This column in the The Nation by Suthichai Yoon started with: Thais got a taste of what “fake” news can do to you recently when Facebook got fooled by its own algorithm. Continue reading →

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Fake News Confronted by Educators and World Wide Newspapers.

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Advanced Reading Concepts

Schools are teaching their students to investigate the news they read Continue reading →

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