Step-by-step: How to tell if a news article is reliable
The Internet is big… so big. How is anyone supposed to tell whether a news website is to be trusted or not? Some quick tips to test for legitimacy…
Tag: fake news
How to tell truth from… everything else (Fake News 101)
This is the year of the little round virus. So it’s also the year when we all really, seriously, need to get a grip on “fake news”. It’s always been important, but we are now in a place where sharing something dodgy on WhatsApp might affect someone else’s health. Journalists are engaged in complex debates about this (of course) – what is fake news, how to counter it, is fake news even the right term…
Dodge fake news by using reputable sources – here’s a list
As journalists debate what to do about “fake news”, readers wonder how to know what to share. Here’s a list of reputable South African news websites.
How to tell truth from… everything else (Fake News 101)
This is the year of the little round virus. So it’s also the year when we all really, seriously, need to get a grip on “fake news”. It’s always been important, but we are now in a place where sharing something dodgy on WhatsApp might affect someone else’s health. Journalists are engaged in complex debates about this (of course) – what is fake news, how to counter it, is fake news even the right term…
Dodge fake news by using reputable sources – here’s a list
As journalists debate what to do about “fake news”, readers wonder how to know what to share. Here’s a list of reputable South African news websites.