CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3
INTRODUCTION

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WHAT IS FACT-CHECKING

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DYNAMICS OF FACT-CHECKING
WHY DO FACTS MATTER?

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WHAT CAN BE FACT-CHECKED?

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WHAT CAN YOU FACT-CHECK?

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TIPS TO SPOT FAKE NEWS

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WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE FAKE NEWS?

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HOW DOES MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION SPREAD?
VERIFYING IMAGES AND VIDEOS

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WHAT IS REVERSE IMAGE VERIFICATION?

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COMMON REVERSE IMAGE VERIFICATION TOOLS

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OTHER VERIFICATION TOOLS 9
FINDING ACCURATE INFORMATION ONLINE AND OFFLINE
FINDING RELIABLE DATA ONLINE

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FINDING RELIABLE DATA ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

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THINGS TO NOTE WHEN FINDING THE ACCURACY OF DATA 13
FACT-CHECKING STEPS

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PRE-BUNKING – FACT SHEETS AND FACT GUIDES
CONCLUSION 16
REFERENCES 18

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