Popular Information Discussion
For this assignment go to some social media or media site and find a “news” article to evaluate. It can be about any subject. Then:
1. Copy the news article and post it as a word file in your discussion OR provide a clickable link to the story so that we can see the original article.
2. Dig into the story as if you are an investigative reporter. Find two (2) “facts” to fact-check. Write the “fact” as stated in the article.
3. Provide the REAL information about that fact using credible sources (this part is important!) (summarize the information in about 3-4 sentences and cite where you are getting the more credible information using APA format.
If the fact provided was accurate in the original article, that’s fine, just corroborate that with credible references. Then, list whether the fact is “100% true, almost true, half true, mostly not true, 100% false” depending on what your research unveils.
4. Finally, discuss how you felt about the news article before AND after you did your fact-checking using credible resources. Did your thoughts about the information change?
Would you have been “hooked” by the original article and shared it because of how it was written or how “real” it felt? What were your thoughts about the source of the original article, did you consider that as you made your initial judgement?
