Fake news wouldn't be a problem if we stopped sharing it and giving it life. This infographic from Newseum, while not explicitly about ethics, is a decision-making tool to help people decide if something is "share-worthy." The steps include critically thinking about whether the story is true, biased, or useful to a cause. If everyone integrated this sort of decision-making to their shares, the epidemic of social media abuse via fake news would certainly decrease.
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https://newseumed.org/activity/is-this-story-share-worthy-flowchart-mlbp/
This is a great infographic. Nice find.
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