Threats are Here
Every day we hear about another assault on our Democracy. It is true. Biden spoke at Liberty Hall in Philadelphia and said, “But as I...
The year 2021 will be different. Do you need active ways to deal with misinformation. This page is for you! Check out my source summaries, and books to help you learn how to fight Fake News. This is an educational tool for all teachers and professionals who need to keep up-to-date with tools of the trade.
INFORMATION LITERACY IS CRUCIAL. LEARN TO FIGHT MISINFORMATION.
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Mark Thompson
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Republicans Lie
Please think carefully about how you will vote this November. In the Somerset Hills, we must vote for Tom Malinowski to keep his seat in...
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Mark Thompson
- Aug 25
- 1 min
New Trump Book
Is our Democracy under assault? Find out with the new book, Neighbors Talking About Trump: Letters to the Editor Published in the New...
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Mark Thompson
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Still Misinformation
Yes there is. I was busy for the last year writing a new book, called America's Most Amazing, Amusing Vegetable: The Bottle Gourd. ...
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Mark Thompson
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
I Hear You, Echo Chambers
In a number of new studies, including https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203958 the ramp up of fake news comes as no surprise. We now...
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Mark Thompson
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
Viral Outbreaks, Not COVID
With the failure of social media companies (by and large), NGOs are coming on line to address the terrible toll that misinformation has...
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Mark Thompson
- Feb 6, 2021
- 1 min
Any Librarians Out There? Alert
Came upon a great new site dedicated to our cause: https://librarian.wikiwisdomforum.com/ Please take a look and contribute to this...
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Mark Thompson
- Feb 6, 2021
- 1 min
I am crazy, admit it
Knowing what’s real these days is actually quite difficult. Think about a target, bull’s eye red dot, in the center of the target. Some...
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Mark Thompson
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Four to one, We got you.
According to a recent NPR report, while the rest of the country believes Trump helped incite the riot at the Capitol Building, only 17%...
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Mark Thompson
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Goodbye Trump and the Uncivil War
Goodbye Trump and Uncivil War It takes some harsh reality and some disabling of key players for the misinformation to stop. And we all...
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Mark Thompson
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
How to Refute
A friend showed me this claim: "Pope Francis is currently being held in an unknown prison," reported the Conservative Beaver. So I went...
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Mark Thompson
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
The misinfo tidal wave grows
Traction Gains among Junk Sites Many people complain about “fake news” but few know that it is being quantified. We are seeing a large...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
New Twist on Fake
Have you encountered this yet from your friends? Despite the pandemic, they need to cheer you up. They rebut your every dismay,...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 28, 2020
- 1 min
Lean Forward 2021
I went through some searching for innovative thinking about misinformation, fake news solutions and on defeating the infodemic. Here are...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
Going Off the Cliff?
“We must elevate information literacy to be a primary goal of education” If we view the recent years of the blanketing of misinformation...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Who's Got the Real News?
Who’s Got the Real News? If we are educated parents, teachers, and citizens we have to know which news organizations produce news that we...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Scots Can Save Us All
Came across a great Scottish government conference that provides links to some important perspectives on misinformation and information...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Trapped by the News
Ever since I returned to academic libraries, the role of information literacy had a major focus. We taught classes for a wide range of...
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Mark Thompson
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
Black-Hat SEO: The Bad Guys
In a study by Melius Weideman, called Fake News: The Role of Search Engines and Website Content, published in proceedings from an...
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Mark Thompson
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Coping with Fact
Maybe only this COVID pandemic will finally bring our society back to a common good, where reality is driven by the facts on the street,...
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