Looking for Clues
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why is it important to know WHEN a piece of information was shared versus when it was created?
- information may no longer be correct
- the person sharing it may not have all the most up-to-date information
- someone may be deliberately using old information to spread malinformation and cause harm
What type of questions have the simplest answers?
Robot questions
Primary or Secondary source?
A video posted by a someone at a concert
Primary
(they were actually there, and made the video themselves)
Sources of information
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why might a post or article that includes many types of information be considered more trustworthy than a post that contains only one type?
(Think article with pictures, videos, graphs, and comments, versus one with just text.)
- harder to fake certain kinds of information
- much more work to fake multiple types of information than just one
True or False:
You must go through every single question on the "Question Types" list every time you encounter a new piece of media?
False
Primary or Secondary Source?
A reaction video to someone's Hogwarts Legacy playthrough
Secondary
(They did not create the original video; they are just reacting to it)
YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok are examples of what?
Platforms
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why does it matter how you feel about the source of the information?
What type of question deals with missing information or information that is hard to find?
Detective questions
Primary or Secondary Source?
A link to a news story in Miss Kate's slideshow
Secondary
(she didn't make the video)
The information itself.
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why is it often easier to trick people in mobile apps (on phone screens) than it is on big laptop/computer screens?
- Easier to hide information
- phone screens are smaller, so they have to layer information rather than presenting it all at once
- phone time = fun time?
What type of questions have answers that may be completely different if two different people look at the same media?
Judge questions
Primary or Secondary Source?
A comment on a YouTube video
Secondary
(the content is someone else's; they're just sharing an opinion on it)
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why is the platform not a good indicator of whether information is trustworthy?
- The platform just hosts the info, they aren't the ones who made it
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Just because a post contains multiple types of information (text, photos, video, graphs, etc), why should we NOT automatically assume it is trustworthy?
- faking multiple types of information at once is hard work, but not impossible
- people may REALLY want something and be willing to put a lot of work into making a post that seems trustworthy
- AI makes it WAY easier to fake things
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why is it important to use all four question types when investigating information?
- It helps us understand motives
- It helps us make connections with other media we see online
- It helps us understand what to do about what we are learning (like, share, block, report, etc)
- It makes it harder for sources of disinformation or malinformation to trick us if we are on the lookout for clues at all levels
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Primary or Secondary Source?
A recipe blog sharing their version of a viral TikTok recipe
Secondary - They're sharing a viral recipe, which means someone else came up with the idea
BUT
Primary - This is their own version of the recipe, made to their own tastes and preferences
Thinking Question - Double Points!
Why do we have to watch for red flags even from sources we trust?
- They may have gotten misinformation
- They may become more interested in "going viral"
- Accounts can be hacked or imitated to trick the people that trust them