3.2 Digital Literacy (16 p.)

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These days it's not always easy to know what information you can trust online. That's why it's a good idea to



your media literacy skills. Here's some advice!

Not all news are meant to be TAKEN



Even news agencies aren't always



with satirical publications such as The Onion, but may release their fake news as facts. As a rule, you should be suspicious if something you read seems a bit too




Disinformation, such as



news, can also have more serious and large-scale political



which is what happened in 2016 with the UK Brexit vote and the US presidential elections. If you are unsure, check your facts from several sources! Also remember that your beliefs and



may make it easier for you to believe "alternative facts".

Digital literacy is something that every one of us needs whenever we



the internet looking for information. Can you tell the difference between a piece of news and an ad? Or detect the



product placement in your favourite tuber's video? It's not always easy!

What is more, some people make a living out of



as trolls or phishing by using



e-mails. Remember that you can't really know who is sending these messages! And if someone proposes you a deal that seems too good to be true, it may well be a



who is out to get your money.

When you're composing a text of your own, Wikipedia is often your friend. However, it is not a good idea to use Wikipedia as your only



A fairly recent research suggests that 60% of Wikipedia articles



factual errors and even the reported ones aren't always corrected.

Unfortunately, it seems that



will become more common and harder to detect, so don't be


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