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Common Terms & Jargon To Familiarize Yourself With
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Disinformation
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Misinformation
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Malinformation
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Fake News
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"Alternative Facts"
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"Clickbait"
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Digital Literacy
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News Literacy
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"Post-Truth"
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Transliteracy
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Metaliteracy
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Visual Literacy
Some Common "Red Flags" For Detecting Misleading Information
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"Watch Before It's Taken Down"
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“You Won't Believe What Happened Next”
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"You've Won!"
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"Share This!"
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"Hot Topic"
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Others, e.g., Enticing Photos, Make-Money-At-Home Schemes, Weird GIFs, e.t.c