Week 12: Politifact
Image: Ms. B at a podium with a chalkboard behind her with the word "FACTS" written. The stress of sorting through what is true and not true on the internet is no joke; and during an election year, it feels like a full-time job! As part of teaching students information and digital literacy, a useful tool is PolitiFact . This award winning website is a useful tool that fact-checks news in a nonpartisan way (that sounds like a miracle right there!). They give ratings for how true something is, if the politician has flipped their stance on an issue, and how campaign promises are fulfilled. PolitiFact is an easy way to introduce students to the importance of fact-checking information, particularly related to politics and has the potential to open up great conversations. It was a little disheartening (though not surprising) to see that most of the latest fact-checks on the home page were definitely not true. Image: Screenshots of Truth-O-Meter fro politifact.c...
