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Are you a victim of click-baits? Do you know where your information is coming from? A recent study showed that the more online content we consume, the more our ability to make decisions about its veracity becomes impaired. With more than 51% of the world’s population going online (Statistical, 2017), it is vital that these users are able to differentiate the trustable sources from non-reliable sources. Continue reading →

Living in the modern society, we have to face tons of information. Sometime we do not need to do anything, the smartphone will ring up to remind us to read the new post in the blog or forum that we follow. Thus we need to have the digital literacy to analyze the information whether it is reliable or credible. Continue reading →

Have you ever been misled or tricked by fake news? Self-Made Everywhere around the internet, there are news that we follow and tend to believe everything they say or do. But have we ever questioned ourselves, are they real? People in this era have the tendency to believe whatever we see or hear online. But here are some ways to evaluate what you are seeing online, is real. Continue reading →

Living under the golden age of the Internet where information is easily accessible within our fingertips, it is important to be able to identify trustworthy sources. The figure below shows three different literacies of online information we should be aware of. Media, Information and Data Literacy Figure 1. Three Literacies Source: Original Content   In my perspective as a student, I lean towards Media and Information Literacy. Continue reading →

In our globalizing world, we source our data bank from the internet. But have we thought about to what extent are the online information we received from the internet reliable? (self-produced, 2017) Media literacy is based on the outlet we utilized and the behaviour we have adopted to search for information. It could lead us to only limited information. (self-produced, 2017) Information literacy is how people search for connections and critically assess the reliability. Continue reading →

Statistics taken from Pantherprowler.org In this digital era, with widespread use of the Web as a regular source of information, and almost anyone being able to not only instantly receive, but also easily create and share all kinds of information to the world, the common existence and devastating outcome of false information should not be underestimated and the skill to accurately filter facts becomes a necessity. Continue reading →

Source The Internet is smart, but how do we outsmart the smart? With tons of information  available online, the question lies in… How to evaluate these information? Filter bubbles and echo chambers keep us within the perimeters of what the Internet wants us to see based on our past interactions. Here’s how to escape your chamber and bubble to have an objective view.   We should be careful of fake news and take online information, especially those on social media, sceptically. Continue reading →

Task – Evaluate how to assess the reliability and authenticity of online information.  With the prevalence of Fake News (factually inaccurate reports), information literacy must be learnt to have a balanced viewpoint, especially on social issues. Online information is often unregulated; hence, it is up to an individuals’ ability to determine its quality. Continue reading →

“The scientists believed that people will be smarter with just a click away to assess the new information. ” (Kellogg Insight, 2017) However, we have to identify the authenticity of the information from online as the source is not always right. Firstly, I will use the search engine to check other sources, find new information, and go to official website to check the validity of news to burst filter bubbles and open echo chambers. Continue reading →

Yes, YOU FELL FOR THE CLICKBAIT! How easy was that?! Fake news is popping up everywhere, so how can we evaluate before clicking that ‘Share’ button? Just like the picture above, there are many sides to 1 story, but which one is the real deal? Statistics by Digital Influence Lab (Digital Influence Lab, 2015), infographics by me Having high internet penetration allows us to share the news with just a click of a button, articles gaining a few million engagements is not uncommon these... Continue reading →