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Can you spot fake news? Professional fact-checkers use techniques like taking bearing and lateral reading to quickly spot fake news. Here's how to do it yourself.

Can you spot fake news?
professional fact-checkers separate truth from fiction

competition between professional fact-checkers and regular people.

can our competitors spot the fake news?

100% of Professional fact-checkers chose correctly

students: 80% chose incorrectly

professional fact-checkers consistently came out on top. fact-checkers used 3 techniques that gave them an edge

pro fact-checkers glanced at the article, then left. taking bearing.

students used vertical reading. fact-checkers relied on lateral reading.

another technique that distinguished the pros was click restraint.

fact-checkers were focused and deliberate.

we can take bearing by stepping back and getting a broad view of a topic before we dive deep into a specific source

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References:
https://www.tcrecord.org/LIBRARY/exec.asp?ContentID=22806
https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:yk133ht8603/Wineburg%20McGrew_Lateral%20Reading%20and%20the%20Nature%20of%20Expertise.pdf

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