WRITE: CH 8 Fact or Fiction?

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Because anyone can put up a web page on any subject, post to social media, or send off a quick e-mail, how can you distinguish fact from fiction? Determining the reliability of information you encounter in cyberspace can be a challenge but is important whether you are doing scholarly research or just want to understand the news. Can any source be trusted?

In the following article Steve Inskeep, of NPR, provides tips to sharpen our skepticism, to help us find the facts.

1. Read the article. http://www.npr.org/2016/12/11/505154631/a-finders-guide-to-facts Links to an external site.
2. Summarize the article with at least 4 sentences.
3. Explain a time when you were skeptical of what you saw or heard on the internet?
4. What tips will you take from this article to help you find reliable information on the internet? Include at least 4 in your answer.

You have one attempt to complete the assignment. Your responses will be graded using the following rubric: