Why do we need to evaluate our resources?
Some examples:
Dihydrogen Monoxide Warnings
Reaction by a CA city council: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/mar/24/usa.worlddispatch
17 Times 'The Onion' Fooled People Who Should Know Better
Longest Running Wikipedia Hoax
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/
2015/04/15/the-great-wikipedia-hoax/
Watch this BrainPop
Use the skills you've just seen in the video to evaluate one of these three charities:
Defeat Diabetes Foundation: http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/
Kids Wish Network: http://kidswishnetwork.org/
Children's Aid Society: http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/
To check the rating of your selected Charity Group, visit
Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Or check with the Better Business Institute's Charity oversight: http://give.org/
Fact Checking Social Media Stories
Snopes
http://www.snopes.com
The snopes.com website was founded by Barbara and David Mikkelson, who live and work in theLos Angeles area. What they began in 1995 as an expression of their shared interest in researching urban legends has since grown into what is widely regarded by folklorists, journalists, and laypersons alike as one of the World Wide Web's essential resources. Snopes.com is routinely included in annual "Best of the Web" lists and has been the recipient of two Webby awards. The Mikkelsons have made multiple appearances as guests on national news programs such as 20/20, ABC World News, CNN Sunday Morning, and NPR's All Things Considered, and they and their work have been profiled in numerous major news publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post,The Wall Street Journal, and an April 2009 Reader's Digest feature ("The Rumor Detectives") published as part of that magazine's "Your America: Inspiring People and Stories" series.
Just for Fun
Explore these hoax websites:
Bonus Challenge: Test your skills on one of these pages:
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