GET THE REAL STORY: FAKE VS. REAL NEWS Which of these sites is a legitimate news source? • http://www.cbsnews.com/ • http://cbsnews.com.co/ Did conservative actor Clint Eastwood refuse the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama? (snopes.com) http://www.snopes.com/clint-eastwood-and-the-presidential-medal-of- freedom/ Is this website reputable? (easywhois.com) * Martinlutherking.org Is this website reputable? (easywhois.com) * Martinlutherking.org Is this website reputable? (easywhois.com) * Martinlutherking.org Useful Sites: • http://www.factcheck.org/ • http://www.politifact.com/ • http://www.hoax-slayer.com • http://www.snopes.com • http://www.easywhois.com Same Incident, Different Reporting In December 2016, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey (Andrey G. Karlov) was killed by a shooter while giving a talk at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey. See the following accounts of this incident: New York Times: Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria!” in what the leaders of Turkey and Russia called a provocative terrorist attack. The gunman, described by Turkish officials as a 22-year-old off-duty police officer, also wounded at least three others in the assault on the envoy, Andrey G. Karlov, which was captured on video. Turkish officials said the assailant was killed by other officers in a shootout. The assassination, an embarrassing security failure in the Turkish capital, forced Turkey and Russia to confront a new crisis tied directly to the Syrian conflict, now in its sixth year. Same Incident, Different Reporting In December 2016, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey (Andrey G. Karlov) was killed by a shooter while giving a talk at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey. See the following accounts of this incident: AWDNews: Russian Ambassador Killed Three Days After Obama Threat of Retaliation over Alleged Hacking Three days after Barack Obama issued a veiled threat toward the Russians suggesting some type of “retaliation” for the unproven claims that the Russians somehow influenced or “hacked” American elections, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot dead in Ankara, Turkey as he was giving a talk at an art gallery there. Articles to Read about Fake News “Is Fake News Fooling Kids?” from CNN “How to outsmart fake news” from CNN “Students have inability to tell fake news from real, study finds” from NPR “Most Teens can’t tell Fake News from Real News” from PBS Newshour “Most students don’t know when news is fake” from the Wall Street Journal Questions you can ask to help detect fake news: • Ten Ways to Spot a Fake News Article • Tips for Analyzing News Sources • Ten Questions for Fake News Detection • Tips for Spotting Fake News.