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:

  • Media Rights: All manner and media
  • Territory (*Please note: all internet exploitation of this program must be geo-limited to the specified territory): Worldwide
  • Term: 3 years
  • Releases: 1
  • Editing Allowed?: Yes
  • Digital Classroom Rights: Yes
  • Promotional Use: Yes

Sensitive Material: N/A

Special Instructions: N/A

Language: English

 

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