Fake News

Reports from Universities:

• Fake news and the spread of misinformation - From the Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, links to peer-reviewed articles.
• NiemanReports: Election '16: Lessons for Journalism - From the Nieman Foundation at Harvard; several articles on fake news and news literacy
• Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning - Stanford University study on high school and college students (lack of) news literacy
• Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content: How News Websites Spread (and Debunk) Online Rumors, Unverified Claims and Misinformation - Report from Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University

Selected News Articles:

• Media's Next Challenge: Overcoming the Threat of Fake News (New York Times)
• For the 'new yellow journalists', opportunity comes in clicks and bucks (Washington Post)
• This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook (Buzzfeed)