"The internet misinformation damages our thinking and our beliefs. Even skeptics aren't immune from believing falsehoods they read online."
by David J. Helfand of Columbia University,
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age in 2016.
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age in 2016.
PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Fake News Bias and Quality of Information
- Fake Product Reviews
- Fake Charities
- Miscellaneous Fakes and Misinformation
FAKE NEWS BIAS AND QUALITY OF INFORMATION
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Ground
News (https://ground.news/) is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read
between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms. It's rating system adds context and transparency to every
news story. Readers from all walks of life can conveniently identify
media bias, check source credibility, and view ownership data for news
outlets around the world. |
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AllSides™ (https://www.allsides.com) is a media solutions company that strengthens our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. It exposes people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other. |
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The website Media Bias/Fact Check (https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/) claims to be the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. With over 2200+ media sources currently listed in its database, it can help weed out the Fake News sources. Use the name or URL to search and check the bias of any source. |
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The Ad Fontes Media is a public benefit (https://adfontesmedia.com/) corporation with a mission to make news consumers smarter and news media better.
Currently, we faces a crisis of too much junk news. Junk news is like junk food, and just like junk food has caused massive health epidemics in our country, junk news is causing a massive polarization epidemic. |
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Retraction Watch brings sunshine into a murky area of research..Use it to check out plagarized reports or retracted research publications and unsound work,
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For credibility of sources, check Scholarly Open Access
before referencing an article.. Jeffrey Beall, a librarian for 23 years at Auraria Library, University of Colorado Denver challenges predatory open access publishing on his website. He provides a surprising and exceedingly long list of culprits.
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FAKE PRODUCT REVIEWS
 | . | The website FAKESPOT.COM launched in 2015, analyzes product reviews intelligently and calculates a grade based on the authenticity of reviews involving the selected product. Fakespot identifies fake reviews. |
ReviewMeta.com analyzes Amazon product reviews and filters out reviews that look unnatural. This independent site helps consumers get a better understanding about the reviews read on various platforms, such as Amazon, Bodybuilding.com, etc. It examines reviews on the platforms, analyzes each product and reports about the origin and nature of the product reviews.
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FAKE CHARITIES
 | . | Before donating check the charity’s score on Charity Navigator, a website that tracks the performance of thousands of non-profit organizations. Find out what percentage of donations go to actual programs versus administrative and fundraising costs. |
 | . | Founded in 1992 as the American Institute of Philanthropy, Charity Watch is America's most independent, assertive charity watchdog. Its charity ratings do not only repeat a charity's own reports using simplistic or automated formulas. but dives into how efficiently a charity uses donations to fund the programs. CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses. |
 | . | Every year, millions of nonprofits spend trillions of dollars around the world. Guidestar finds where that money comes from, where it goes, and why it matters. Through research, collaboration, and training, it connects nonprofits, foundations, and individuals to the resources they need to do good, building on 88 years of dedicated experience.abuses. |
 | . | BBB Wise Giving Alliance is committed to helping donors make wise giving decisions It accesses evaluation reports that show if a charity meets the BBB Charity Standards. Learn about wise giving and issues addressed by BBB Charity Standards and find out how BBB Wise Giving Alliance completes reports on charities. |
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CHECK MISCELLANEOUS FAKES AND MISINFORMATION
A LOT of garbage is spread on the Internet via social media and email chain letters, for examples they frequently ask the recipient to spread a bit of misinformation and misrepresentation to all their contacts. Many people vociferously complain about FAKE NEWS while willing spreading it.
Intelligent and honest people avoid spreading this junk. The only way to reduce the spread of FAKE NEWS is to advise those sending it of their error. Here are sources which help::
Following our posts https://mtskeptics.blogspot.com/search/label/Fake 20News
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