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Media Literacy Research Guide

Common Terms & Jargon To Familiarize Yourself With

Disinformation
Misinformation
Malinformation
Fake News
"Alternative Facts"
"Clickbait"
Digital Literacy
News Literacy
"Post-Truth"
Transliteracy
Metaliteracy
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

Last Updated: Mar 15, 2023 3:08 PM
URL: https://instr.iastate.libguides.com/medialiteracy
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Subjects: Education, Information Literacy, Journalism & Mass Communication, Reference

Tags: alternative facts, fact checkers, fake news