Online course: University of Michigan library class “Fake News, Lies and Propaganda”

Year of production: 2020

What is fake news? Are we living in a post-truth world? This course will provide opportunities to discuss and analyze news production, consumption, and evaluation. Students will develop the critical thinking skills necessary to be an informed citizen; understand how their worldview affects their interpretation of the news; and create a personal strategy for fact-checking and evaluating the news.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.