Videos from an animal's point of view are more common than ever! Not surprisingly, so are AI-generated fabrications. Can you spot the fake? Check out this week's edition of #2TruthsAndAI & let us know how you did in the replies.

💡 High school educators: Discover how to integrate news & media literacy into STEM during @erinolson.bsky.social's virtual session at #ISTE26! ➥ Join Erin Sunday, 6/28, from 8-8:30am ET as she answers Q's live about #Checkology & all FREE NLP resources! 🔗 Details: go.newslit.org/ISTE26NLP

Newspaper clips + NLP printables + craft paper + some stickers = a news literacy collage! 🔌 Follow along as we test out our artistic skills, & visit our unplugged page to craft your own offline adventure: newslit.org/unplugged

“This year I’ve been thinking about information, truth, facts & what we believe. How does one decide what’s worth believing &, more importantly, caring about?” Joyce answered that question with action & raised over $600 for NLP! Start your own birthday fundraiser: newslit.org/start-a-fundraiser

Various images have spread online purporting to show Iran's national team players praying on the pitch. They are fakes created with OpenAI tools. The images contain logos for past World Cups, players wearing the same jersey numbers and other errors. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

❌ NO: This is not a legit photo of a traffic cone on top of a statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It's likely AI-generated. ✔️ YES: Scottish #WorldCup fans have placed traffic cones on various statues around Boston & Miami. 🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/ScottishFans

Did you miss #2TruthsAndAI last week? Don't worry! We just had to take an off week after a little filming. Here are some BTS snaps ⤵️ Our video series returns this Friday with a new episode! Catch it on our YouTube channel & elsewhere: www.youtube.com/@newslitproj...

In a world of AI, social media and misinformation, news literacy matters more than ever 🌎📱Join the @newslit.org on July 21 to explore free classroom resources and strategies that help students think critically https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/misinformation-ai-where-do-we-start @aft.org

💡 While it would not have been possible to tell this was a paid partnership from the original posts, the story comes with a #NewsLiteracy lesson: Usually, a brand, celeb or influencer will include a tag, hashtag or other obvious visual clue within a post showing it's sponsored content.

🌴 Family members: We're not suggesting you need to do this at the beach, but ... ☀️ Summer offers a great chance to fill downtime with a NewsLit lesson from Scroll Smarter! Our newsletter for parents is not overwhelming & arrives monthly. Check out the June issue & subscribe if interested!

Newspaper clips + NLP printables + craft paper + some stickers = a news literacy collage! 🔌 Follow along as we test out our artistic skills, & visit our unplugged page to craft your own offline adventure: newslit.org/unplugged

❌ No: Juneteenth did not mark the end of slavery. ✔️ President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation two and a half years before troops arrived in Galveston, TX. 👇🏾 Check out our video for some of the most common falsehoods & misunderstandings that persist about #Juneteenth.

What's a taping day like for a TV host? From hair & makeup to final scripting, confirming guests & getting the final sign-off from the fact-checker, it's a lot! Molly Thomas of @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social takes us behind the scenes on this episode of #SpillTheInk 👇🏾

THREAD: Misinformation about the World Cup is already spreading online. That includes this video widely claimed to show South Koreans unfurling a giant Palestinian flag at the tournament. The clip is in fact from a 2024 qualifier vs Palestine in Seoul. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

❌ NO: This is not a legit screenshot showing accurate predictions for the results of the first two #WorldCup matches. ✔️ The screenshot was altered. ❌ There is no evidence that the World Cup is being “staged” with preselected winners. ⚽︎ RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/WCpredictions

In a world of AI, social media and misinformation, news literacy matters more than ever 🌎📱Join the @newslit.org on July 21 to explore free classroom resources and strategies that help students think critically https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/misinformation-ai-where-do-we-start @aft.org

What's a taping day like for a TV host? From hair & makeup to final scripting, confirming guests & getting the final sign-off from the fact-checker, it's a lot! Molly Thomas of @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social takes us behind the scenes on this episode of #SpillTheInk 👇🏾

👀 #TCEA librarians: Hear from NLP's @erinolson.bsky.social at next week's @tcea.org virtual conference! 🤖 Erin will present "Navigating Information in the Age of AI" on June 23 from 11-11:45 am ET 🔗 Learn more / register: tcea.org/events/libra... #TLSky #SkyLibrarians #EduLib

1/ "Knowing the validity of what we see, hear, and read matters for the sake of our democracy," writes NLP board member William McKenzie, who is Senior Editorial Advisor at the George W. Bush Institute #NewsLiteracy

Reuters Digital News Report: For the first time, social media and video networks are, on average across the markets covered, more popular than both TV and owned news websites and apps as sources of news. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news...

this #best #post #today #award

✨ "Teaching #NewsLiteracy is essential to restoring public confidence. People have to believe that facts do exist, & truth can be found." Read more from Tracie Potts, who is the host of the foundational Checkology lesson, "InfoZones" ⤵️

📚 Going offline doesn't mean being uninformed. In fact, these analog activities can help you slow down & really consume information without feeling overwhelmed. 👇🏾 See below for three enriching ways to unplug this summer. 🔌 More offline ideas here: newslit.org/unplugged/

Cancer misinformation may be one of the clearest examples of a broader lesson: When trust breaks down, misinformation doesn't have to be convincing. It only has to be available. My latest piece: matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/cancer-mis...

In a world of AI, social media and misinformation, news literacy matters more than ever 🌎📱Join the @newslit.org on July 21 to explore free classroom resources and strategies that help students think critically https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/misinformation-ai-where-do-we-start @aft.org

Can you spot the AI-generated robot video? With so many incredible real humanoid clips out there, this isn't always an easy task. NewsLit tip: Use the details provided in each post to do a quick search. So ... how'd you do? Let us know in the comments! #2TruthsAndAI

"News literacy skills help us navigate the world of artificial intelligence by creating a healthy skepticism to ensure we can trust the information we’re receiving." - NLP board member & former journalist Tracie Potts, who is the Executive Director of the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College

AI-powered search bars aren't a new thing, but recent changes especially by Google have made it even more clear that we're in a new era of how we find & take in information. But this doesn't mean you have to use AI to search, & news literacy skills are still as important as ever! Our video ⤵️

I’ve taught two semesters of a media literacy class to college students. There is an awareness that they need this information. There is an interest in learning it. That’s encouraging. There’s also a lot for them to learn. That’s OK to me, but speaks volumes about the circumstance.

❌ NO: This is not a legit image of a person stuffing a voting box with multiple ballots in California’s primary election. ✔️ It's AI-generated & there is no evidence to support recent claims of widespread voter fraud in the state. 🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/CAfraudFake

"Even though teens are digital natives, they need explicit teaching to learn how to navigate the information environment. News literacy education helps." - @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social, who will present Sunday at #CSICon on how students can learn to have healthy skepticism about our info landscape

The kids are alright.

🤔 "What resources are there to teach my kids to think critically about media sources — like news articles, influencer videos, advertisements, etc. — so they learn to trust quality sources?" 👇🏾 We dive deeply into this question from a parent in the June edition of Scroll Smarter. Read & subscribe!

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Unplug & walk outside with us as we distribute news literacy mini zines & bookmarks to Little Free Libraries! 🎞 Watch: www.youtube.com/shorts/yVTHY... 🔌 You can get these printable, offline resources for summer on our unplugged hub: newslit.org/unplugged/

The kids are alright.

"The whole goal of news literacy is to generate healthy skepticism. You can ask questions, think critically & use verification skills to make informed decisions about what information to trust." - NLP's @pamelabrunskill.bsky.social Pam will present at #CSICon in Buffalo on June 14.

Good stuff🙏

Let's help teenagers like Ridley. Follow his lead and let's see if we can lend a bit of financial support to a project that is helping teach critical thinking skills. #literacy #donate #CriticalThinking newslit.org/donate/

Bravo Ridley!

Since we're getting a lot of attention for our post about 14-year-old Ridley (see 2 posts down), here's a little about news literacy & our work 👇🏾 We're a nonpartisan education nonprofit with FREE resources used by #educators in all 50 states. We also have resources for families. ➡️ newslit.org

Can you spot the AI-generated natural disaster? There's a lot of genuine footage of storms out there, but more AI slop is polluting the online atmosphere. NewsLitTip: Ask yourself, "Where is this video actually coming from?" So ... did you get it right? If so, what gave it away? #2TruthsAndAI

1/ "A lot of teenagers want clarity about what they can trust." Meet Ridley Mentzer, 14, from Los Angeles, whose service project about helping his peers find credible information won an eighth-grade fair competition. He was awarded $100 that he could donate to a nonprofit, & he chose NLP.

❌ NO: This is not a legit video of President Donald Trump’s name being removed from the side of the #KennedyCenter as onlookers cheer. It's AI-generated. ⚠️ Purveyors of misinfo often use breaking news on controversial or political topics to spread falsehoods. 🔗 go.newslit.org/KennedyCenter

📢 #Educators: Join us at NLP's first ever National News Literacy Conference Oct. 8-10 & hear from John Arthur, the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year! Arthur is just one of the speakers coming to Salt Lake City. Don't miss out - book your spot today! 👉🏾 Learn more: newslit.org/conference/ #NewsLitCon

❌ NO: This is not a legit video of President Donald Trump’s name being removed from the side of the #KennedyCenter as onlookers cheer. It's AI-generated. ⚠️ Purveyors of misinfo often use breaking news on controversial or political topics to spread falsehoods. 🔗 go.newslit.org/KennedyCenter

"Media literacy & AI literacy are not separate from reading comprehension; rather, they are extensions of it. Evaluating bias, intent, & credibility requires readers to actively monitor understanding & revise interpretations." #MediaLiteracy #AILiteracy

as someone who currently teaches reading and writing, i love this. and DIY mini zines?! 😍 this completely matches the analog activity trend that's currently happening

What news literacy lessons can be learned from how the Stonewall rebellion was covered in 1969? Check out our video explainer 👇🏾 #PrideMonth #MediaLiteracy

🔌 Yes, young people need the skills to find facts online. But they also need a break from their screens. That's why this summer, we're launching News Literacy #unplugged! Learn the skills without adding to screentime. Printable, offline resources include: 💡 DIY mini zines 💡 Bookmark sets 💡 Posters