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"Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift (1710)
"Falsehood will fly, as it were, on the wings of the wind, and carry its tales to every corner of the earth; whilst truth lags behind; her steps, though sure, are slow and solemn, and she has neither vigour nor activity enough to pursue and overtake her enemy…" -Thomas Franclin (1787)
You Think You Want Media Literacy ... Do You? (Presented by Danah Boyd)
Media Bias Charts
- AllSides Media Bias Chart"Helps you to easily identify different perspectives so you can get the full picture and think for yourself. Knowing the political bias of media outlets allows you to consume a balanced news diet and avoid manipulation and fake news."
- Interactive Media Bias Chart (IMBC)"A data visualization that displays both bias and reliability ratings for news (and “news-like”) content. Source types now include Websites, Podcasts, and specific TV Shows."
- Blue Feed, Red Feed: See Liberal Facebook and Conservative Facebook, Side by Side"Facebook’s role in providing Americans with political news has never been stronger—or more controversial .... To demonstrate how reality may differ for different Facebook users, The Wall Street Journal created two feeds, one “blue” and the other “red.”
- Media Bias Fact Check (MBFC)"...an independent website that has promoted awareness of media bias and misinformation by rating the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources, large and small."