Faux News, Disinformation Discourse on Your Social Media (Jazmyn, John and Joseph)

Have you ever been a victim of fake news? This week’s episode focuses on the topic of disinformation on the internet. The J-Birds (Jazmyn, John, and Joe,) dig deep into different producers of disinformation, their motives behind creating such content and then address ways to combat the spread of disinformation from the classroom to your daily life.
Have you ever been a victim of fake news? This week’s episode focuses on the topic of disinformation on the internet. The J-Birds (Jazmyn, John, and Joe,) dig deep into different producers of disinformation, their motives behind creating such content and then address ways to combat the spread of disinformation from the classroom to your daily life.

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TEDx Talks. (2021, April 29). How to recognize disinformation and how to stop it | Deb Lavoy | TEDxAtlanta [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ubPQm63_7c
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