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Facts Matter

CILIP and the Information Literacy Group have launched a neat and nifty infographic on making informed political decisions, as part of the #FactsMatter initiative. This is intended to help with making informed choices, combating misinformation and supporting evidence-based voting in the UK General Election, on 8 June 2017. To be shared widely!

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16 May 2017

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    Cheerful news: 60% of UK people believe at least one conspiracy theory about how the country is run or veracity of the information they are given. That figure rises to 64% in US, 76% in France & 85% in Hungary. Mind-boggling but sadly unsurprising #infolit https://t.co/77SeYeEuBU

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    Key point from the Truth, Trust & Technology Commission report - Five Giant Evils of the information crisis: confusion, cynicism, fragmentation, irresponsibility & apathy: citizens' loss of trust in information ultimately leads to loss of faith in democracy #infolit

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    At the launch of report from LSE Truth, Trust & Technology Commission. Important implications for media literacy & critical thinking teaching in schools. To date, UK hasn't done nearly enough. @LSEmediapolicy #infolit https://t.co/vzaD2EM9nA

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    CILIP Information Literacy definition goes global... @infolitgroup #infolit

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    1/5 UN report on extreme poverty in UK points to role that public libraries play in supporting Universal Credit (UC) claimants: " Public libraries are on the frontline of helping the digitally excluded and digitally illiterate who wish to claim their right to UC..."

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