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What can you believe online? The confrontation last month between Omaha elder Nathan Phillips and a crowd of rowdy Catholic high school boys was hard enough to interpret from mainstream news reports. It was made even harder by fake social media posts, including an inflammatory note claiming to be from the mother of one of the students. The false tweet wishing the “pioneers had brought more blankets with smallpox” was widely retweeted before the account disappeared. We’ll look into some things to keep in mind when trying to form an opinion from what you read, whether it’s high profile events or texts from friends.
Guests:
Marisa Duarte (Pascua Yaqui Tribe) – assistant professor of Justice and Sociotechnical Change in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University
Miranda Belarde-Lewis (Zuni and Tlingit) – assistant professor in the information school at the University of Washington
Break 1 Music: Facebook Drama (song) Northern Cree (artist) Dancerz Groove (Cree Round Dance Songs) (album)
Break 2 Music: Tarvautnauramken (Traditional Blessing Song) (song) I Sing, You Dance (artist) I Am Yup’ik (album)
Here are useful tips for evaluating the bias of news sources, and identifying ‘fake news.’
https://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=637508&p=4462444
Also, here is a guide on installing and using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
https://www.pcmag.com/article/359499/how-to-set-up-and-use-a-vpn
Here are some tips on how to spot bots.
https://medium.com/dfrlab/botspot-twelve-ways-to-spot-a-bot-aedc7d9c110c