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Misinformation & Fake News
A guide to discerning fake news sources, including articles, videos, and links to other resources.
Getting Started
Case Studies & Examples
Types of Misinformation
Legitimate News Sources
Books & Articles
Books (available at CWU or Summit libraries)
Articles & Research
Newspaper/Magazine Articles (2016-2017)
Video Resources
Guides & Games
Books (available at CWU or Summit libraries)
The Anatomy of Fake News
by
Nolan Higdon
ISBN: 9780520347861
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
BiblioTech
by
John Palfrey
ISBN: 0465042996
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
Consent of the Networked
by
Rebecca MacKinnon
ISBN: 0465063756
Publication Date: 2013-04-23
Fake News in Context
by
Lesley S. J. Farmer
ISBN: 9780367406042
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
Additionally, available as an ebook at CWU.
A Field Guide to Lies
by
Daniel J. Levitin
ISBN: 9780525955221
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
The Information Diet
by
Clay A. Johnson
ISBN: 9781449304683
Publication Date: 2012-01-21
The Internet Is Not the Answer
by
Andrew Keen
ISBN: 9780802123138
Publication Date: 2015-01-06
In the Plex
by
Steven Levy
ISBN: 9781416596585
Publication Date: 2011-04-12
Network Propaganda
by
Yochai Benkler; Robert Faris; Hal Roberts
ISBN: 9780190923624
Publication Date: 2018-10-15
Additionally, available as an ebook at CWU.
Post-Truth
by
Lee C. McIntyre
ISBN: 9780262535045
Publication Date: 2018-02-16
Social Media and the Post-Truth World Order
by
Gabriele Cosentino
ISBN: 9783030430047
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
Articles & Research
First Draft Research
Expert research and articles on a variety of ways misinformation affects society. Content is approachable to a wide audience and highlights ways of approaching the sprawling topic of misinformation.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles (2016-2017)
Aisch, G., Huang, J. & Kang, C. (2016, Dec. 10). Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories. The New York Times.
Barzic, G. & Kar-Gupta, S. (2017, Feb. 6) Facebook, Google join drive against fake news in France. Reuters.
Bissinger, Buzz. (1998, Sept.) Shattered Glass. Vanity Fair
Bruinius, H. (2017, Feb. 7). Why 'fake news' is now ensnaring liberals. Christian Science Monitor.
Chun, R. (2017, Feb. 23). The Dangers of Fake News Spread to Data Visualization. Mediashift.
Dance, G., Higgins, A., & McIntire, M. (2016, Nov. 25). Inside a Fake News Sausage Factory: ‘This Is All About Income’. The New York Times.
Donald, B. (2016, Nov. 22). Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online. Stanford Graduate School of Education.
Eldred, S. (2017, Sept. 22). In an era of fake news, students must act as journalists. Science News for Students.
Glader, P. (2017, Feb. 1). 10 Journalism Brands Where You Find Real Facts Rather Than Alternative Facts. Forbes.
Isaac, M. & Wakabayashi, D. (2017, Jan. 25). In Race Against Fake News, Google and Facebook Stroll to the Starting Line. The New York Times.
Kiely, E. & Robertson, L. (2016, Nov. 16). How to Spot Fake News. FactCheck.org.
Large, J. (2017, Feb. 6). Librarians take up arms against fake news. The Seattle Times.
Mallonee, L. (2016, Dec. 21). How Photos Fuel the Spread of Fake News. Wired Magazine.
McCoy, T. (2016, Nov. 20). For the ‘new yellow journalists,’ opportunity comes in clicks and bucks. The Washington Post.
Meyer, R. (2017, Feb. 3). The Rise of Progressive Fake News. The Atlantic.
Oh, I. & Vongkiatkajorn, K. (2016, Nov. 22). A Brief History of How Fake News Spreads So Easily on Facebook. Mother Jones.
Ohlheiser, A. (2016, Nov. 18). This is how Facebook's fake-news writers make money. The Washington Post.
Shellenbarger, S. (2016, Nov. 21). Most Students Don’t Know When News Is Fake, Stanford Study Finds. The Wall Street Journal.
Sydell, L. (2016, Nov. 23). We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here's What We Learned. National Public Radio.
Tinline, P. (2018) 'The art of the big lie: the history of fake news', New Statesman, 17 March.
Valenza, J. (2016, Nov. 26) Truth, truthiness, triangulation: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world. School Library Journal.
The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy (League of Women Voters)
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