INTERNET HOAXES - Jacksonville Public Library

INTERNEWTHA HOAXEST ARE THEY?
HOW DO I AVOID THEM?

INTRODUCTION

•Yuri Jewitt, e-Library
Specialist
•Technology Classes & 1-on-1
Tutoring by Appointment
•Highlands Regional,
Bradham-Brooks, and West

HOW CAN I TELL IF IT’S A
HOAX?

• Check a Reputable News Site,
i.e. cnn.com
• Snopes.com
• Pictures: Google Image Search
• Video: Shadows, Frame by
Frame

EVALUATING
WEBSITES

YouTube: “Evaluating Websites” (For Credibility)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Use Social
Networks as
Your Sole
News Source!

FACEBOOK – TO SHARE OR
NOT TO SHARE?

FACEBOOK WILL NOT ASK FOR
MONEY!

HELP PAGE ON
FACEBOOK

TWITTER: FROM ZERO TO
VIRAL

• Be Careful About Re-Tweeting
‘Information’ If You Have Not Verified It

• Social Network Communication CAN
Bring About Change

• Easy To Reach Across the World Within
Minutes

• The Boston Bombing Misinformation
Disaster

SATIRE SITES

• theonion.com
• Cracked.com – (Like the Magazine!)

REAL OR FAKE?

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?

PICTURES

• Inspection: Is There a Limb
Missing? What About the
Lighting? Is It Consistent?
• Curved and Bending Surfaces
(That Should Be Flat)
• Bad Quality or Blurred Image

Click Here

GOOGLE IMAGE
SEARCH

TINEYE.COM

BEWARE OF FALSE LINKS

Here

“I CAN JUST GOOGLE IT….”

• You Still Have to Verify What You
Find in Google Results.

• Example: martinlutherking.org
• Everything Cannot Be Found Via

Search Engine!

WHAT IS THE DEEP WEB?

YOUR LIBRARY MAY HAVE IT!

RECAP

• Verify What You See Posted on Social Media –
Snopes.com, CNN.com, etc.

• Does It Sound True? Who Said It? Can They Be
Trusted?

• Social Networks are NOT News Sources
• Satire Sites Look Official – Be Aware
• Google Image Search
• False Links
• You Can’t “Just” Google It

Questions?

TAKE OUR SURVEY!

Class: Internet Hoaxes
Location:
Today’s Date:

THANK YOU!

• My Name: Yuri Jewitt
• [email protected]
• Today is: February 16, 2016
•Next Class: Introduction to

Cloud Computing
November 20, 10:30 AM