EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 18: Fact-Checking Resources
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Hi friends! There is literally only one thing on my mind and that is Audra McDonald’s performance of “Rose’s Turn” at the 2025 Tony Awards. I am obsessed. I cannot get it out of my mind. When we saw this show in March, I blacked out for about eight bars of this song. My soul left my body. Otherworldly performance. A masterclass. And then they didn’t give her the Tony Award and instead gave it to a red hat supporter? This is my Roman Empire. I will never get over this.
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It’s another resource week and I feel like it’s worth revisiting some resources I’ve shared in past issues over the years. The disinformation right now continues to be absolutely beyond control. The gen-AI usage for images and video being shared as “news” is wild.
No, Trump did not legalize corporal punishment in schools — nor does he have the authority to.
Nothing RFK Jr says about health and medicine should be believed.
Old robbery footage misrepresented amid LA anti-deportation protests.
I beg people to pretend every day that they are looking at the internet on April Fool’s Day. Getting people riled up by disinformation is a known tactic. If you want more context and history, I recommend reading Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind by Annalee Newitz.
I’m going to share some fact-checking resources below. As always, I recommend using more than one resource and please, DO NOT depend on the Google AI Overview for fact-checking.
Resource 1: Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice, Vol 4, Res 20: Gaza, Caring for Yourself, & Information Literacy
I’d actually done an information literacy round-up in fall 2023 and I’m sharing it again because there is some really useful stuff in this issue.
Resource 2: Snopes.com
Snopes has been around since 1994, investigating urban legends, hoaxes, and folklore. It’s evolved with the internet and is typically helpful. It’s especially helpful when things are more meme-y, hoax-y.
Resource 3: Reuters Fact-Check
Great resource for news fact-checking.
Resource 4: Google Fact Check Explorer
The link is above and I actually wrote more about it here.
Resource 5: AP Fact Check
Fact-checked news from the Associated Press.
Recent & Current Reads
Inclusion of a book in this section is not necessarily a recommendation and these books won’t always be added to my Bookshop. Links are affiliate links.
Recently Read:
Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (out 6/24)
Currently Reading:
The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found by Michael Shaikh (out 6/24)
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders (out 8/19)
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
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