Citizen's Guide: Fact-Checking Social Media
Description
How do we know if a fact is really a fact? We’re surrounded by algorithms and peer groups that feed us information on social platforms like Facebook, X and TikTok. But these days, most of us don’t have the digital literacy skills to discern what is real.
MediaWise, an innovative initiative based at the Poynter Institute, is harnessing the power of social media to empower teens to separate fact from fiction in a new digital series called “Is This Legit?” The teen fact-checkers are part of a digital newsroom, run by MediaWise, that explores individual social videos and ranks them by their truthfulness and factual accuracy. “Is this legit?” they ask into their phone cameras. This strategy intends to make the facts accessible, and makes students feel that they are being talked to, not lectured to.
Metadata
Title: Citizen's Guide: Fact-Checking Social Media
Format: Video
Clean of Graphics: No
Type: Segment
Subject(s): Politics, Education, Other
Public Broadcasting Station or Institution: WNET
Original Broadcast/Publish Date: 06/05/2024
Runtime: 00:05:08
Main Asset File Size: 1.89 GB
Rights Information:
Sensitive Material: N/A
Special Instructions: N/A
Language: English