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News & Media Literacy Research Guide

Common Terms & Jargon To Familiarize Yourself With

Alternative Facts
Bias
Clickbait
Confirmation Bias
Deepfake
Digital Literacy
Disinformation
Echo Chamber
Fact-Checking
Fake News
Filter Bubble
Hallucinations
Infodemic
Information Literacy
Malinformation
Media Literacy
Metaliteracy
Misinformation
News Literacy
Post-Truth
Social Media
Sponsored Content
Transliteracy
Visual Literacy

Some Common "Red Flags" For Detecting Misleading Information

"Watch Before It's Taken Down"
“You Won't Believe What Happened Next”
"You've Won!"
"Share This!"
"Hot Topic"
Others, e.g., Enticing Photos, Make-Money-At-Home Schemes, Weird GIFs, e.t.c

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Last Updated: Nov 25, 2024 10:56 AM
URL: https://instr.iastate.libguides.com/medialiteracy
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Subjects: Education, Information Literacy, Journalism & Mass Communication

Tags: alternative facts, fact checkers, fake news