I'm really not sure this monthly BBC "AI or real" quiz - on how to 'spot the difference' is a good way to teach young people to distinguish authentic & artificial content. Ppl including Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg have done some very good work on better ways bbc.co.uk/bitesize/artic…

Our review paper “Toolbox of individual-level interventions against online misinformation” is out today in Nature Human Behaviour! Truly a team effort by an international group of experts. Thread 1/10🧵👇 nature.com/articles/s4156…

See this BBC article on SIFT, and read more about it in Mike Caulfield and my book, VERIFIED. bbc.com/future/article…

Protesters Stanford University spray painted a memorial to American veterans killed in the line of duty with “Fuck America.” They took over the president’s office briefly this morning; though the 13 inside were quickly arrested, others rallied in their support.

Sam Wineburg We are so honored that Sam Wineburg shared his #wisdom and @stanforduniversity's #lateralreading skills with TRUST ME DOCUMENTARY audiences. Watch the full film or license its #curriculum for teaching #medialiteracy at trustmedocumentary.com

Thank you Arthur. You’re too kind!

A feature about our transition out of Stanford to become a new nonprofit organization, Digital Inquiry Group impact.stanford.edu/article/how-ca…

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Sam Wineburg has written extensively about the ways in which historical methods enable us to interrupt our thinking and our rush to judgement, to challenge lazy narratives, and be critically aware of how and why claims have been made. Our Principle 2 seeks to embed this.

#ThisDayinHistory 1897, Amelia Earhart was born. From the JAH archives, Sam Wineburg and Chauncey Monte-Sano investigate who students see as the most famous Americans (Amelia Earhart included!) doi.org/10.2307/250953…

You're not going to want to miss this: meet and learn from the experts in this FREE interactive webinar on information literacy & AI with Digital Inquiry Group on August 26th! ✨ Option #1 👉 msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0a9d1d6f… Option #2 👉 msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5952dd98… #summerPD #AILiteracy #MIEExpert

If you follow me, you may have noticed that I rarely post anymore. This site has become toxic and hate-filled. I still keep my account open, but I check it infrequently. This is what megalomania has wrought.

Too good not to post: umdearborn.edu/news/get-verif…

Brilliant investment of time & resources by UM-Dearborn faculty in choosing to VERIFIED BY Sam Wineburg & Mike Caulfield as a community-wide reading activity. Great activities umdearborn.edu/news/get-verif…

Important article in September's APA Monitor on teaching critical thinking in digital spaces. apa.org/monitor/2024/0…

She baited him with the comment on his rallies, and he fell for it . . . and then went unhinged with the dogs and cats. Insane.

The novice potter blames the clay

The amateur potter blames the clay