Information Evaluation for Adults

Name: Civics for Adults I: Misinformation, Fake News, and Political Propaganda
Start: 2021-10-02T01:30+00:00
End: 2021-10-02T03:00+00:00

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Civics for Adults I: Misinformation, Fake News, and Political Propaganda

Date: October 01, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM October 01, 2021 6:30 PM October 01, 2021 8:00 PM

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Are you overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media? Donna Cohen, MLIS, MEd, will help you distinguish truth from fiction using real-world examples of political ads, news headlines, logical fallacies, graphs/charts, the effect of word choice in messaging, statistical data and other types of information. Become your own “fact-checker!”
Future topics include citizen activism, the Constitution, and voting and elections. Registration is required. Please sign up here.
Sponsored by Friends of the Tigard Library

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