Civics for Adults: Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda

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Speaker or Forum

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Teens, Families, Adults, Seniors
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Civics for Adults
Presented by Donna Cohen

Misinformation, Fake News and Political Propaganda

  • We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media. Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking strategies. The workshop uses real world examples of political ads, news headlines, logical fallacies, graphs / charts, the effect of word choice in messaging, statistical data and other types of information in a "what do you see here? / what is missing?" type of format.The last part is about finding accurate information. The goal is to help people become their own "factchecker."

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Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.