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United States of Misinformation

Know (News)Cycle

Learn tips for honing critical thinking skills and identifying misinformation.

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With the fast pace of 21st century media, superspreaders of misinformation have it easier than ever. The result is that we're all faced with misinformation, and learning to recognize it is more important than ever. At the top of this pyramid are the lobbyists and think tanks -- and those who fund them -- crafting the original message. It's then spread by armies of politicians, personalities, and the mass media; but they only represent one front in the information war. What's the other front, and more importantly, what can you do to fight back? Learn tips for honing critical thinking skills to help identify misinformation and find resources and solid information to guide your understanding of, and decisions about, critical issues.

This session was developed with SAGE, (Senior Advocates for Generational Equity) and an organization dedicated to inspiring and supporting people over fifty to give forward so that future generations thrive.

Brian Dunning is the host and producer of the award-winning Skeptoid podcast, one of the longest running and most popular science podcasts. Additionally, he has written and produced the documentary films The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See (2023), Science Friction (2022), and Principles of Curiosity (2017), and has authored seven books including Conspiracies Declassified (Simon & Schuster, 2018). A member of the National Association of Science Writers, Dunning is Executive Director of Skeptoid Media, a nonprofit educational organization which promotes science literacy and critical thinking

Skeptoid Media, Inc. is a not-for-profit educational organization which encourages science literacy and critical thinking by producing free, educational and entertainment content. Located in Bend, our productions include the weekly award-winning science podcast Skeptoid, along with fascinating documentary movies. Learn more at https://skeptoid.org/

SAGE (Senior Advocates for Generational Equity) is a nonprofit and nonpartizan organization that inspires people over fifty to give forward so that future generations can thrive. SAGE welcomes opportunities to support intergenerational initiative and conversations. The SAGE Citizen Project works with individuals and groups interested in inspiring and supporting people and communities to work across differences to solve public problems. Learn more at https://wearesage.org/

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