Join Steve Sherlock to walk through an online course from the Poynter Institute and MediaWise on how to spot misinformation online.
Sign up at the Senior Center to participate for these session whether in person or via Zoom.
When:
Monday, July 18 - 1 PM (part 1)
Monday, July 25 - 1 PM (part 2)
“This free short course from MediaWise for Seniors will teach you how to tell what’s true and false on the internet. By looking at examples of political, health, travel and climate misinformation, you will learn techniques for identifying false information and how to seek out trustworthy sources.
Christiane Amanpour, Joan Lunden, Lester Holt, Hari Sreenivasan and Dave Jorgenson — MediaWise Ambassadors — will also pop in to share their advice as experienced journalists to help you navigate information on platforms like Google, Facebook and more.”
The online course is listed as taking 1-2 hours. We have scheduled 2 one hour sessions to allow for discussion and following links to research current examples along the way.
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| How to Spot Misinformation Online - 2 sessions at Franklin Senior Center |
You can register with Poynter Institute and take the course on your own
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