I don t care that it s fake it s fucked up anyways. How and why we are wrong on the Internet

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1 I don t care that it s fake it s fucked up anyways How and why we are wrong on the Internet

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4 Food historian critical to story about meatballs Editor Oliver Grassman of Sweden.se: We based this on what we thought was the conventional truth.

5 State-owned Twitter Account spreading Fake News: claimed the meat ball to be Turkish Svenska Institutet in new Twitter fiasco this time about meat balls

6 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009

7 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009

8 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009

9 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Östran, 27 januari 2010

10 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Östran, 27 januari 2010

11 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Gefle Dagblad, 28 september 2010 Östran, 27 januari 2010

12 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norran, 8 oktober 2010 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Gefle Dagblad, 28 september 2010 Östran, 27 januari 2010

13 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norran, 8 oktober 2010 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Piteå-Tidningen, 28 januari 2011 Gefle Dagblad, 28 september 2010 Östran, 27 januari 2010

14 DN, 4 mars 2012 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norran, 8 oktober 2010 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Piteå-Tidningen, 28 januari 2011 Gefle Dagblad, 28 september 2010 Östran, 27 januari 2010

15 SvD, 27 juli 2012 DN, 4 mars 2012 Eric Gustafsson (C), 17 september 2010 Norran, 8 oktober 2010 Arbetet, 2 juni 2009 Norrländska Socialdemokraten, 4 nov 2009 City, 14 december 2009 Piteå-Tidningen, 28 januari 2011 Gefle Dagblad, 28 september 2010 Östran, 27 januari 2010

16 What is not the problem We do not live in the post-truth, nor are we resistant to facts

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18 What is not the problem We do not live in the post-truth, nor are we resistant to facts Fake news

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21 What is our problem We can t separate public spaces from private spaces on social media

22 I was at a party this weekend and had a black-out. Normally, I don t drink more than most, but during the recent months I ve been under a lot of pressure and it must have taken its toll. Afterwards, I ve learned that I acted very inappropriate. I want to sincerely apologize to those who took offence. I feel very disappointed and remorseful about my behavior.

23 I was at a party this weekend and had a black-out. Normally, I don t drink more than most, but during the recent months I ve been under a lot of pressure and it must have taken its toll. Afterwards, I ve learned that I acted very inappropriate. I want to sincerely apologize to those who took offence. I feel very disappointed and remorseful about my behavior. Educators on Facebook: sons of bitches and onion pussies

24 What is our problem We can t separate public spaces from private spaces on social media Our brain

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26 Confirmation bias is the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

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28 Christmas tree in Hörby cut down

29 Christmas tree in Hörby cut down I guess it didn t fit in the celebrations of the new culture So we re expected to conform to the bearded ones" These monkeys dont respect any other religion than their own Could it be the muslim clowns?

30 What is our problem We can t separate public spaces from private spaces on social media Our brain Our tendency to interpret fact-checks as assaults on our own core beliefs

31 What can we do about it? Present critical thinking and media literacy as something fun and exciting

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33 This is how 19 year old Leo Loera did it "It was really interesting because I had never heard the name before, and I'm kind of a music head myself so usually I know a lot about up and coming artists, indie or not.

34 This is how 19 year old Leo Loera did it "It was really interesting because I had never heard the name before, and I'm kind of a music head myself so usually I know a lot about up and coming artists, indie or not. "Her bio said that she was a platinum singersongwriter when she was barely coming out with a debut album, and that didn't really add up to me. And then I went on her Wikipedia and there were a lot of things on her page that made it seem like she wrote it herself.

35 This is how 19 year old Leo Loera did it "It was really interesting because I had never heard the name before, and I'm kind of a music head myself so usually I know a lot about up and coming artists, indie or not. "Her bio said that she was a platinum singersongwriter when she was barely coming out with a debut album, and that didn't really add up to me. And then I went on her Wikipedia and there were a lot of things on her page that made it seem like she wrote it herself. Leo liked Jessica and was familiar with her voice, but didn't know her earlier album tracks. With a little YouTube searching, Leo found the Jessica Simpson song from Lucia's album.

36 This is how 19 year old Leo Loera did it "It was really interesting because I had never heard the name before, and I'm kind of a music head myself so usually I know a lot about up and coming artists, indie or not. "Her bio said that she was a platinum singersongwriter when she was barely coming out with a debut album, and that didn't really add up to me. And then I went on her Wikipedia and there were a lot of things on her page that made it seem like she wrote it herself. Leo liked Jessica and was familiar with her voice, but didn't know her earlier album tracks. With a little YouTube searching, Leo found the Jessica Simpson song from Lucia's album. <- knowledge <- sense of orientation <- research

37 What can we do about it? Present critical thinking and media literacy as something fun and exciting Focus on the storytelling

38 Urban Legends can survive in our culture as living narrative folklore if they contain three essential elements: a strong basic story-appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or "moral". - Jan Harold Brunvand

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42 Threat against Gothenburg circulating on social media ISIS threat against Gothenburg spreading police calls for calm

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46 Alva, 9 years old, got detention for having an Iphone cover with the Swedish flag on

47 Alva, 9 years old, got detention for having an Iphone cover with the Swedish flag on it I don t care that it s fake it s fucked up

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