Why it’s so easy to fall for fake news and how to spot it

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Whether during an election or just a regular day of the year, people are bombarded with news and information in their feeds. So how do we know what's true and what's false? A lot of it unravels with a little digging. We show you what to look for and how to protect yourself from falling for disinformation and misinformation.

Sources:
Tips for spotting fake news:
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Canada should regulate social media firms to protect election, says international group

Trudeau warns of 'meaningful financial consequences' for social media giants that don't combat hate speech

Donald Braman et. at., The Polarazing Impact of Science Literacy and Numeracy on Perceived Climate Change Risks, 2 Nature Climate Change 732 (2012)

RESOURCES:
Gordon Pennycook, psychologist, interviews: June 12 and July 18, 2019

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I’m shocked that they are allowing comments here. Where to begin CBC lol

jbezmala
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#1 when comments are turned off for a story, -- talking to you CBC

do
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But CBC also reports on opinion piece as if it was facts... Just saying.

gjune
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"The pot calling the kettle black"

AlbertaTacticalDude
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If 'CBC.ca' is in the URL that's a pretty good indicator.

MrWolfman
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is anyone else doing this because they have an assignment their teacher gave them?

zareince
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What about CBC getting money from the government should we trust you

ikeones
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What do you and your family do to cut back on plastics ?

“We uh, we have uh, recently switched to drinking uh, water bottles out of uh, water out of uh, when we have water bottles uh, out of uh plastic uh, sorry away from plastic towards uh paper, uh, like drink box water bottles sort of things”.

abbynormalbrain
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Thank you, CBC! Well all need this.

julieturtle
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"Fake News" - news you disagree with

WilhelmDrake
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CANADIANS SAVE YOUR COUNTRY !
VOTE CONSERVATIVES !

zoltarzoltarski
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Hilarious, CBC putting political spin on the very things they do best, priceless comedy.

LukeFrerichs
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Ah yes CBC News...the pinnacle of unbiased news.

spartjovic
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I guess you'll be willingly removing yourselves from broadcasting !!

Sneaky-Sneaky
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what about partial reporting such as punditry, unreliable so called experts, pandering to one vs. the other, lack of through reporting, and others

hyun
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And the channel owner usually will block comments

bobbydaniel
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Gullible Canadians are so easy to be persuade, just ride on their hatred or faith. It is 2019 but their way of thinking is very 1990s, they have children and pass on their dogma to them. They are beyond help, started as misinformed then they disinformed facts. The cycle goes on.

NightStorytell
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Good point and agree, but there are no sources used to support “disinformation” at the beginning of this video.

tanisgentle
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C.I.A. project mockingbird Canadian News Outlets 600, 000, 000 dollar bribe?

fredwhelpley
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2 Thessalonians: ...because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying...

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