“Think of it as information hygiene, the metaphorical handwashing you engage in to prevent the spread of misinformation.”
It’s easy to blame Facebook and Russians for the misinformation that plagues the world right now, but it’s time the public who shares this stuff also accept some blame.
Mike Caulfield has put together this simple breakdown of how to fact check an article in 30 seconds and if more people did so, we’d be a lot better off.