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| Fragment of the cover of Disinformation, a book by Ion Mihai Pacepa, ex-deputy chief of communist Romania’s foreign intelligence, and law professor Ronald J. Rychlak |
It's a lesson that may be used by instructors over two 90 minute periods, divided this way: 1) theoretical (tools for detection) and 2) practical (fraudulent stories in the news and analysis).
The module doesn't state where to look for fraudulent news, just to use some examples from local news sources.
This raises the question, how does one find disinformation? It could take time to track down false news stories for the purposing of teaching. Of course, not every story used for analysis doesn't need to be false; some should be legitimate (some absolutely need to be false).
When looking for examples of articles to fact check, I've queried fake news examples. This actually works pretty well, but the examples tend to be older. Finding something fresh and false requires some luck.
Fresh means resorting to news feeds. Here are some examples. Facebook was a source of disinformation in the 2016 election cycle. They are bound to be more diligent in 2018. So where would you look as this campaign heats up?
Where are you likely to find disinformation? Leave a comment.
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