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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!

Tags fake news · misinformation · Parliament

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16 May 2017

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  • stephgold7Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

    A timely initiative from NewsWise and Angie Pitt @Notaceleriac: hugely important to teach young people, even at primary school, between real news & fake news, serious content & disinformation https://t.co/B0Xvu3JwHD https://t.co/sL6GsCyI2P

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    stephgold7Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

    Science literacy: applications currently invited for Innovation in Science Literacy Award Hardie, funded by Wren Development Initiatives (ISLA 2018). This overlaps with health literacy & #infolit - read all about it! https://t.co/iVGb3QeN6c

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    Vicky_A_BakerVictoria Baker@Vicky_A_Baker·

    This is key to the the role and place of critical literacy within education. Critical thinking equips students with the skills to be sceptical of information and in turn supports them to decide what to trust #criticalliteracy #misinformation #lset3 https://t.co/GNxLV4l71y

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    stephgold7Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

    Sadly, UK Govt does not really understand the importance and urgency of ensuring that media literacy and #infolit form an integral and not a marginal part of the school curriculum

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    stephgold7Sté[email protected]@stephgold7·

    #LSEt3 Contested narratives are problematic for democratic societies. What was once considered factual & non-contentious is now no longer consensual. Underlying basis of social-political contract is therefore undermined, and peddlars of misinformation exploit this.

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