online verification by paul myers @researchclinic

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•Hoaxes.•Dirty tricks, bias and hidden agendas•Out of date information.•Identity – genuine or false.•Fauxtoshop.•Authority vs. amateurs.•Ownership of information.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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