A recent study by Stanford University found an overwhelming majority of (middle school to college) students were not able to tell the difference between so-called fake news and real news. Here’s a short audio report about the same Stanford study.
Read the study 1-page synopsis or listen to the audio report (4 minutes) in the links above to begin.
In this bonus assignment, YOU will explore the problems with misinformation /disinformation /manipulated news and gain confidence exploring the media that you encounter every day by analyzing the credibility of a health/physiology piece that YOU choose.
STEP 1: Become a master media manipulator! Inoculate yourself against the techniques of manipulative media by creating it yourself and trying to gain followers, by any means necessary!
This online game, created by Dutch researchers (about 20 minutes) guides you through the techniques commonly used to gain followers through six different tactics. You gain a badge for each manipulative tactic you master.
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STEP 2: NOW YOU’RE THE FACT-CHECKER!
What I’d like you to do is find a health/physiology related media piece (long-form article – at least two pages, > 2 minute news segment or video – Tiktok, Instagram, youtube, podcast episode, etc.) and evaluate the credibility of the piece using the RADARS (Rationale, Accuracy, Date, Authority, Relevance, Sources) technique. RADARS is a technique for independently EVALUATING THE CREDIBILITY OF INFORMATION SOURCES.
Pick your target: Your piece can be any health/physiology media piece you’re interested in, **that you suspect is NOT CREDIBLE**.
You will NOT be graded on the piece’s accuracy OR whether I agree with your conclusion; you’ll be graded on your own *careful analysis*!
Question 3: CHOOSE YOUR TARGET
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Answer the questions provided in each section as RADARS guides you through evaluating your piece.
RATIONALE
RATIONALE FOR THE PIECE: WHY WAS IT PUBLISHED? WHO IS IT FOR? WHO PAYS FOR IT? IS IT TRYING TO EVOKE EMOTION?
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AUTHORITY
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT THE AUTHORITY/CREDIBILITY OF THE SOURCE: IS IT A JOKE? WHO ARE THE AUTHORS? ARE THESE REPUTABLE AUTHORS ABOUT THIS TOPIC?
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DATE:
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT THE DATE OF THE SOURCE: IS IT CURRENT ENOUGH?
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ACCURACY
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE: ARE THE CLAIMS DEMONSTRABLY FALSE? HAS THE PIECE ALREADY BEEN DEBUNKED? FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, WHAT IS THE TYPE OF PUBLICATION?
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RELEVANCE
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMATION: ARE THE CLAIMS RELEVANT TO THE EVIDENCE? EVEN IF THE CLAIMS ARE RELEVANT, ARE THEY SCIENTIFIC?
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SOURCES
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT YOUR PIECE’S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES: LOOK FOR THE SOURCES
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