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Journalism, Fake News and MisinformationA UNESCO MODEL COURSE FOR JOURNALISM TEACHERS WORLDWIDE
SLIDE DECK FOR THE MODULETHINKING ABOUT INFORMATION DISORDER: The seven formats of Mis-and Dis-Information By Claire Wardle and Hossein Derakhshan
Can you guess what event caused this spike in
searches for the term fake news?
Watch this video from Trump’s press conference on
January 11, 2017
Do you know the difference between misinformation
and disinformation?
Misinformation is information that is false, but the
person who is disseminating it believes that it is true.
Disinformation is information that is false, and the
person who is disseminating it knows it is false. It is a
deliberate, intentional lie.
In pairs or small groups, can you find examples that fit
into these 7 categories?
Do you agree with this Venn diagram? Does it make
sense to you?
Three Phases of Information Disorder
Can you find a piece of disinformation and work your
way through these categories and questions? How
many of them can you answer?
Three Phases of Information Disorder
Screenshot of the fabricated news
article published in July 2016 on
WTOE5News.com (The site no longer
exists).
Using the example of the ‘Pope
Francis Shocks World, Endorses
Donald Trump for President,
Releases Statement’ fabricated news
articles to test the Three Phases of
Information Disorder
Can you find a piece of disinformation and work your
way through the different phases like the example
we’ve just worked through?