The New York Times published an article claiming that red meat may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Following the three moves described in Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers, I started by going to duckduckgo.com to see if this claim had already been fact-checked. Upon using the search term provided for us and plugging in …
Month: February 2020
Fact-Check #2
A Los Angeles Times article claims a company named Practice Fusion received money for unnecessarily pushing a large amount of referrals for addictive pain killers to doctors. While the Los Angles Times is deemed a reputable source, there is still reason to fact-check the claims made in any publication (the verbatim statement of fact in …
Fact-Check #1
In a world where the political news seen on TV and read in newspapers is condensed to fit into a meme, it's safe to say that not all of the information presented in said meme should be taken at face-value. Like most things that originate from the internet, memes are riddled with bias and emotional …
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