The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

A small, independent project dedicated to helping people understand and detect bias in their everyday lives as means to resist rising misinformation. Joined January 2024

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

#TrumpGuiltyOnAllCounts #AmericanGovernment #PoliticsToday #TruthMatters #MAGA #freetrump #DemocracyWins #Alex_Jones #ElonMuskAOC #USAGovernment #TrumpToSaveAmerica #TrumpMedia #Geraldo @JohnFugelsang

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

2 years ago

Rhetoric, the art of using specific language to persuade, drives all forms of human communication including extremism. Thus, it is important to watch for 5 key rhetorical factors: Speaker/Author Purpose Audience Context Exigence (immediate motivation) #MediaBias #Politics

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

Check out this video by Ban Aqua on more practical strategies for healthy social media use: youtube.com/watch?v=UPGWrt… #mentalhealth #media #Truth #WellnessJourney #Mindfulness #EmpowerYourself

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

IMPORTANT: Misinformation doesn't just deceive, it can threaten your literal health! And here on social media is where it is most common! link to source: hhs.gov/sites/default/… #Health #wellness #misinformation #Real #ElonMusk

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a year ago

During a time of rising disinformation, especially as it relates to political and global affairs, it is important to know the steps to protect yourself from fake news. #Ukraine #news #propaganda #BorderCrisis #Election2024

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a year ago

!IMPORTANT! Fake news spreads about 20x more effectively than their true counterparts, making it more important than EVER to remain suspicious of what you read online. news.mit.edu/2018/study-twi… #Politics #TrumpTrials #Biden

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

Also, against common belief, the MIT research paper determined that HUMANS not bots spread more misinformation, meaning that YOU can do something about stopping misinformation. Here are a few resources to help: rumorguard.org allsides.com/unbiased-balan…

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

To tell the difference between opinion and #misinformation, the first step is to identify explicit expressions of belief. In this user’s case, the phrase “in my experience” clearly conveys the user’s following ideas to be their own, making the post an opinion.

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a year ago

[P 2/2] Clearly, the user is not fond of Ronna, but by utilizing these rhetorical choices the user aims, whether intentionally or not, to shape those who may have a neutral opinion of her to share their opinion.

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The Digital Literacy Project @LitProjectNew

a year ago

[P 3/3] Though emotional language is fine when expressing personal opinions, applying it when attempting to convey factual information, like what Biden said and did during the #SOTU, is deceptive.