Fact-Checking and Misinformation

The ability to read analytically and deeply should be one of the most important takeaways from college. But are educators equipping students with the skills they need for today?

Commentary by researchers on how experts can communicate their findings in the current "infodemic."

". . . findings from an institution participating in the Digital Polarization Initiative (DPI), a national effort to teach students lateral reading strategies used by expert fact-checkers to verify online information."

OER textbook written by librarians. You can use and edit the text with a creative commons license for your own instruction.

Developed by Michael Caulfield, digital literacy expert, this is a three hour online module on source and fact-checking that can be dropped into any course or taken as a self-study experience.