GSU Library Research Guides: Information Literacy Skills for Career and Lifelong Learning: Critical Thinking & Media Literacy

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to distinguish between real news, misinformation and “fake news." Students will be able to evaluate and critique the purpose of information and data.

Discussion Topic: Inflation

Discussion Topic: Health Misinformation

KFF Health News
Latest News On Misinformation
KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot
On Sept. 15, KFF released three follow-up reports examining the exposure to, and belief in, health misinformation among key groups, as well as their trust in different sources of health misinformation:

Addressing Misinformation Among Black Adults
Addressing Misinformation Among Hispanic Adults
Addressing Misinformation in Rural Communities
Poll: Most Americans Encounter Health Misinformation, and Most Aren’t Sure Whether It’s True or False
A new KFF survey reveals the broad reach of health misinformation, with at least four in 10 people saying that they’ve heard each of 10 specific false claims about COVID-19, reproductive health, and gun violence.

Critical Thinking

To Improve Critical Thinking, Don’t Fall into the Urgency Trap

Why Higher Ed Needs to Bridge the Critical Thinking Skills Gap

News Lit Quiz: The easiest quiz of all time
Otis, C. L. (2020). True or false: a CIA analyst’s guide to spotting fake news (First edition.). Feiwel & Friends.

Discussion Topic: Stereotypes

UKTVPlay. (May 6, 2024).How Brilliant to Teach Kids. TikTok. Accessed on June 4, 2004.

News Literacy Project Infographics

What is news?

Seven standards of quality journalism

Understanding bias

In brief: Misinformation

Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source

Levels of scientific evidence

How to speak up without starting a showdown

Assignment and Assessment 1: Create your own infographic summarizing the information above.

Assignment and Assessment 2

Use the Interactive Media Bias Chart to search the following titles. Write the reliability and bias scores for each. What do you notice?

PBS News Hour

OAN Network

Washington Post

The Tony Michaels Podcast

Rumble with Michael Moore

Upworthy

CNN (website)

Assignment and Assessment 3

Quiz: Is it legit? Vetting news sources for credibility
Many sources compete for attention online, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posing as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what to trust. So, what does “credibility” look like, and how can you recognize it?
News Lit Quiz: Fighting falsehoods on social media
How much do you know about these platforms’ misinformation policies?
News Lit Quiz: How news-literate are you?
Test your news literacy knowledge with these 12 questions.