Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)? - Claire Wardle
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Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false information to swing the election. As the cybersecurity expert, your job is to inoculate the townspeople against false information. First, you must learn the strategies of disinformation trolls. Claire Wardle explores the tactics of disinformation campaigns.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Claire Wardle
- Director Gavin Edwards
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Music Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Cella Wright
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
Hanna Sharoieva
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fake news
how can we distinguish fake news
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bobby wan/万柏华
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by not looking at it
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Check the sourse
Kacper Ozimek
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get the information only from verify sources
Tomek Motyl
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look at source, try to avoid portals that want your attention and focus on those that want to inform people with credible news.
Paweł Petrykowski
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Ask yourself why sb should write it, next try to check data used in fake news and create your own view.
Paulina Kot
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You can search information from multiple sources and check which one on them is credible
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