Spinning a Web of Lies at Digital Speed
Experimental sites like newstrust.net hope to create ratings systems from authorities who evaluate news articles on a range of criteria, and are themselves rated by the raters. (One of my articles was vetted by four reviewers and received a 4 out of 5 in terms of accuracy from its four reviewers.)
Fabrice Florin, the founder of News Trust, said sites like his would be crucial to flagging inaccuracy, though he said, “we probably wouldn’t be as ...
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As a NewsTrust reviewer/host, I take particular glee in having this project cited as an admirable source. But this is tautological--I became a NewsTrust volunteer because I believe it is an admirable project. The ready availability of information in this digital age demands that information consumers be able to differentiate fact from fiction. Projects like NewsTrust provide an excellent forum for developing, refining, and applying critical thinking skills.