online verification by paul myers @researchclinic
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Onlineverification
By Paul Myers @researchclinic
Careful verification of sources and facts helps ensure the integrity of your story
Careless verification & fact checking can compromise the integrity of your
story. It’s bad parenting.
Verification is the parent of integrity
It seems obvious
•Unverified computer code will crash.•Badly cooked meat, results in food poisoning. •Crossing the road without checking can get you squished.
In journalism
•Accusations of bias.•Law suits.•A poor reputation for accuracy.
shoddy verification can result in
Even thoughtless presentation can compromise your work…
Fame Daddy – a research nightmare that could have been averted by visiting a website
So…
Czech, check and cheque again
Verification in the online world
Things to watch out for
•Hoaxes.•Dirty tricks, bias and hidden agendas•Out of date information.•Identity – genuine or false.•Fauxtoshop.•Authority vs. amateurs.•Ownership of information.
A few examples…
There is no shortage of hoax websites
If a story is too good to be true, it probably isn’t
BiasSometimes comes in disguise
Identity
So how can we be confident about the people and stories we find on social media?
You can run a “fake followers” check at socialbakers.com
http://www.socialbakers.com/twitter/fakefollowercheck
Storyful curate and check newsworthy social media content
Other things to be careful about…
Fox News?
But read the address carefully…
Fauxtoshop
Authority vs. amateursChoose your sources and check
More informationbbc.co.uk/academy
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