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Media Literacy - How to spot ‘Fake News’

It is a vital part of media literacy that students (and indeed everyone) can decipher fake news and information from reality and fact; a crucial skill in navigating a world of misleading, untrustworthy and deceitful information and the formation of strong critical thinking skills.  In gaining these critical thinking skills students need to know reputable sources such as these given here from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the EuropeanAssociation for Viewers Interests (EAVI), supported by the European Union (EU).  Find links to these excellent sources as they were presented by Teacher Librarians at theAustralian School Library Association( ASLA) educational conference recently.

Poster 1: Quick and easy Infographic: ‘How to Spot Fake News’. 

This poster comes with translation into other languages. Link HERE

Poster 2: A more comprehensive guide: ‘Beyond Fake News: 10 Types of Misleading News’

This poster comes with translation into other languages. Link HERE

Fake News websites

https://eavi.eu/

https://eavi.eu/beyond-fake-news-10-types-misleading-info/

https://www.ifla.org/news/how-to-spot-fake-news-ifla-in-the-post-truth-society/

Examples of Deepfake videos

BBC: Fake Trump arrest photos: How to spot an AI-generated image

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65069316

False claims of 'deepfake' President Biden go viral

https://www.bbc.com/news/62338593

Deepfake presidents used in Russia-Ukraine war

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60780142

News from the Library

This term at Cranbourne Campus we have started off with displays of new books,

Indigenous stories and a wonderful display promoting our eBook and audio book collections.

These eBooks and audio books can be accessed via our library website.

See photos

Happy to assist at any time

Joyce Sendeckyj

Head of Library