Description
One the best lessons that learned while I was a student was how to figure out whether articles I read were real or not. Today this skill has become more important than ever. We are living in an age when you have more access to information either real or fake than any other time in history. Much has been made in the media about “fake news” and who is producing the stories. The good thing about all of this propaganda is that you have the opportunity to use science to figure out whether or not people are telling you the truth.
This assignment connects with our first discussion post that you completed this week. The assignment also gives you the tools to figure out if the stories you are reading are real or fake. Go over the handouts that I have attached, they will be key in assisting you in deciphering if the articles I attached are scientific or not. There are certain ways that you can detect if an article is presenting real facts or passing along an agenda. These agendas can be used to misinform people from a scientific understanding of our natural world.
Once you have reviewed all the information I have uploaded a worksheet that you need to complete by Sunday at 11:59pm. You can download the worksheet fill out your answers then upload it as a either a word of pdf document.
Real vs. Fake News Assignment
Read the articles below and then discuss whether they are real news from a credible source or fake news from
a non-credible source. Use the handout on Canvas that gives instructions for how to tell if a source is reliable.
Subject: Evolution
Article 1: https://www.ucg.org/vertical-thought/prove-evoluti…
1. What is this article discussing?
2. Is this real news or fake news? How can you tell?
3. Would this be considered a credible source to use in class? Why or why not?
Article 2: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v483/n7388/fu…
1. What is this article discussing?
2. Is this real news or fake news? How can you tell?
3. Would this be considered a credible source to use in class? Why or why not?
Subject: Climate Change
Article: http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
1. What is this article discussing?
2. Is this real news or fake news? How can you tell?
3. Would this be considered a credible source to use in class? Why or why not?
Article: http://yournewswire.com/tens-of-thousands-of-scien…
1. What is this article discussing?
2. Is this real news or fake news? How can you tell?
3. Would this be considered a credible source to use in class? Why or why not?
