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id="sift-logo" style="display:block;margin:0 auto;width:160px;height:auto;" width="160" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/the-sift-logo-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="The Sift" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/the-sift-logo-sift-redesign-min.png" id="sift-logo" style="display:block;margin:0 auto;width:160px;height:auto;" width="160" /></noscript></center> <p style="margin:15px 0;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">An educator's guide to<br /> the week in news literacy</p> </div> <h2 style="margin:35px 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:32px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;text-align:center;">In this issue</h2> <p style="margin:0 0 35px 0;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;text-align:center;">'AI slop' | Blocked endorsements | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O2MhBdh_ct6Z3crazISPI08_1Y_Urrc-OCjpipxodAQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="color:#007681;font-weight:bold;">RumorGuard slides</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cm0Xgq9XieP4TNiKCJ16pUBBX6JENh7munnSMGIVQ0Q/edit" style="color:#007681;font-weight:bold;">Daily Do Now slides</a></p> </div> <div class="section"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:1px solid #00b2a9;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="bgcolor" style="background-color:#e8f7f7;padding:15px;text-align:center;"> <center><img style="width:50px;margin:0 auto;" width="50" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Asset-2-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Asset-2-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:50px;margin:0 auto;" width="50" /></noscript></center> <h2 style="margin:5px 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:32px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">Daily Do Now slides</h2> <p style="margin:0 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;">Don't miss this week's <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cm0Xgq9XieP4TNiKCJ16pUBBX6JENh7munnSMGIVQ0Q/edit" style="color:#007681;font-weight:bold;">classroom-ready resource</a>.</p> <center><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cm0Xgq9XieP4TNiKCJ16pUBBX6JENh7munnSMGIVQ0Q/edit"><img alt="View on Google Slides" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="View on Google Slides" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="View on Google Slides" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" /></noscript></noscript></a></center> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="section" style="font-size:15px;text-align:left;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;"> <div style="width:100%;height:25px"> </div> <h2 style="margin:5px 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:32px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;text-align:center;">Top picks</h2> <p style="margin:0 0 25px 0;text-align:center;">{{Salutation or 'Educators'}}, this section highlights the latest news literacy topics and ways to integrate them into your classroom.</p> <center><img alt="An illustration of a ballot box labeled VOTE with an envelope floating above it." style="max-width:350px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="350" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1_102824_top-pick_election_IMAGE-min.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="An illustration of a ballot box labeled VOTE with an envelope floating above it." src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1_102824_top-pick_election_IMAGE-min.jpg" style="max-width:350px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="350" /></noscript></center> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:400px;width:100%;" width="400"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;padding:6px 0 25px 0;text-align:center;color:#53565a;"><em>Investigations found no widespread election fraud in 2020, yet the false narrative persists. Illustration credit: The News Literacy Project.</em></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="margin:0 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">1. Election misinformation flourishes</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">In the final days ahead of the U.S. presidential election, conspiracy theories and false claims about voting machines, election fraud, noncitizens voting and the candidates themselves have surged. One election official <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conspiracy-theories-misinformation-trump-musk-0e5a84b1d9e6cd63cd8ca22ee9900387" style="color:#007681">told The Associated Press</a> that countering election misinformation was “like playing whack-a-mole with truth.”</p> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">Election mis- and disinformation comes from a variety of sources, including some politicians, social media posts and foreign influence campaigns. X owner Elon Musk has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/media/election-disinformation.html" style="color:#007681">repeatedly shared falsehoods</a> about 2020 election fraud and content from Tenet Media — a news outlet that federal prosecutors say used $10 million in laundered funds from Russian operatives.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="24"><img style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Discuss:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:8px 0 16px 0;">Why is it important to counter election misinformation? What effects do false election narratives have on the democratic process? What factors cause emotionally charged content to go viral online, and how does it impact how we engage with social media?</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="16"><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:11px;" width="11" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Idea:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:8px 0 16px 0;">Use the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cm0Xgq9XieP4TNiKCJ16pUBBX6JENh7munnSMGIVQ0Q/edit?nvep=&hmac=&emci=2c63254c-db8f-ef11-8474-000d3a98fa6b&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=#slide=id.g2873df95190_4_18" style="color:#007681">“News or not?”</a> slide in Week 7 of the Daily Do Now resource for students to think more about this issue. This slide includes a short activity adapted from a Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2024/election-misinformation-quiz-ai-fake-real/" style="color:#007681">misinformation quiz</a> (link warning: profanity).</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="26"><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:20px;" width="20" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Related:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;margin-top:8px;"> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://stateline.org/2024/10/24/firehose-of-election-conspiracy-theories-floods-final-days-of-the-campaign/" style="color:#007681">”‘Firehose’ of election conspiracy theories floods final days of the campaign”</a> (Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline). </li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-russia-china-iran-election-disinformation/" style="color:#007681">“Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions”</a> (Lily Hay Newman, Wired). </li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/ai-bots-disinformation-clemson-research" style="color:#007681">“AI is already making it easier to spread election lies”</a> (Sam Sabin, Axios).</li> </ul> <p style="font-size:17px;color: #3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:8px 0 15px 0">★ NLP Resources:</p> </div> <div class="section ol-border"> <div class="bgcolor-width" style="display:table;width:66.6%;background-color:#e8f7f7;"> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;width:33.3%;padding:14px;padding-right:7px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/misinformation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="A thumbnail image of the word FAKE against a red and black background." style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/misinfo-thumb-min-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A thumbnail image of the word FAKE against a red and black background." src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/misinfo-thumb-min-1.jpg" style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:21px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/misinformation/" style="color:#007681;">“Misinformation”</a> (Checkology® virtual classroom).</p> </div> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;width:33.3%;padding:14px;padding-left:7px;"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/resources/is-it-legit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="A thumbnail image shows the title of a News Literacy Project infographic called “Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source.”" style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/is-it-legit-min-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A thumbnail image shows the title of a News Literacy Project infographic called “Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/is-it-legit-min-1.jpg" style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:21px; ">Infographic: <a href="https://newslit.org/educators/resources/is-it-legit/" style="color:#007681;">“Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source”</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section" style="font-size:15px;text-align:left;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;"> <h3 style="margin:35px 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">2. Local newspapers disappear; digital outlets increase</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">About 55 million Americans have little to no access to local news as “news deserts” continue to spread, a <a href="https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/state-of-local-news/2024/report/" style="color:#007681;">recently published annual report</a> from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism found. Within the last year, 127 local newspapers closed in the U.S. But one bright spot highlighted in the report was the growth of standalone digital news sites, with a net increase of 81 outlets — of which 30 were newspapers that ended print editions and converted to online only.<br /> <br /> The report also noted that nearly 90% of local news startups are digital-only, and most are in urban and suburban areas.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="16"><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:11px;" width="11" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Idea:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:8px 0 16px 0;">Ask students to brainstorm local issues that are important to them, whether it’s new school policies, sports or community events. Then, determine what, if any, local sources provide information about these issues. If your school is in a news desert, assign a local news story to students in print or video form. Ask them to include information from at least two sources and follow <a href="https://newslit.org/educators/resources/seven-standards-quality-journalism/" style="color:#007681;">editorial standards for quality journalism</a>.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="16"><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:11px;" width="11" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/idea-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:11px;" width="11" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Another idea:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:8px 0 16px 0;">Use the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cm0Xgq9XieP4TNiKCJ16pUBBX6JENh7munnSMGIVQ0Q/" style="color:#007681;">”News decline”</a> slide in Week 7 of the Daily Do Now resource for students to think more about this issue.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="26"><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:20px;" width="20" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Related:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;margin-top:8px;"> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/in-us-fake-news-websites-now-outnumber-real-local-media-sites/7663647.html" style="color:#007681;">“In US, fake news websites now outnumber real local media sites”</a> (Robin Guess, Voice of America).</li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/newspapers-closing-jobs-lost-digital-fa82ebfdefdde058a1cbfaea1a59fb69" style="color:#007681;">“Local news sources are still drying up, but there’s growth in digital sites in metro areas”</a> (David Bauder, The Associated Press). </li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/media/david-hoffmann-local-newspapers.html" style="color:#007681;">“Meet the Florida Billionaire Who Wants to Be a Newspaper Baron”</a> (Benjamin Mullin, The New York Times).</li> </ul> <p style="font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:8px 0 15px 0">★ NLP Resource:</p> </div> <div class="section ol-border"> <div class="bgcolor-width" style="display:table;width:33.3%;background-color:#e8f7f7;"> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;padding:15px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/practicing-quality-journalism-practicando-el-periodismo-de-calidad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="The words “You’re on the scene!” are placed over green slime with a dark background that has icons of images such as a street sign, a camera, an asterisk, houses and a quote bubble." style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-journlism-min-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="The words “You’re on the scene!” are placed over green slime with a dark background that has icons of images such as a street sign, a camera, an asterisk, houses and a quote bubble." src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-journlism-min-1.jpg" style="max-width:181px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/practicing-quality-journalism-practicando-el-periodismo-de-calidad/" style="color:#007681;">“Practicing Quality Journalism”</a> (Checkology virtual classroom).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section" style="font-size:15px;text-align:left;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;"> <h3 style="margin:35px 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">3. Autumn-themed ‘AI slop’ floods social media</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">AI-generated images on Pinterest of pumpkin spice lattes may give cozy autumn vibes, but they’re not as harmless as they appear. One tech expert (link warning: mild profanity) <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/378855/ai-slop-fall-autumn-inspiration-vibes-pinterest" style="color:#007681;">explained in a Vox interview</a> that “AI slop” — a term used to describe spammy AI-generated content online that incentivizes engagement above all else — clogs social media feeds and desensitizes people’s abilities to determine authentic from synthetic content. AI slop is often produced by people aiming to go viral and profit from quick and cheap content.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="24"><img style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/discuss-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Discuss:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:8px 0 16px 0;">What are the challenges of separating AI-generated images, audio and video from authentic content? What is the purpose of AI slop? How does AI slop affect social media users? Why might certain tech companies be supportive of AI slop on platforms?</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin:0;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;" valign="bottom" width="26"><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="width:20px;" width="20" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/related-sift-redesign-min.png" style="width:20px;" width="20" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="vertical-align:bottom;font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;" valign="bottom">Related:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;margin-top:8px;"> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5153741/ai-images-hurricanes-disasters-propaganda" style="color:#007681;">“AI-generated images have become a new form of propaganda this election season”</a> (Huo Jingnan, NPR).</li> </ul> <p style="font-size:17px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:bold;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;text-align:left;margin:8px 0 15px 0">★ NLP Resources:</p> </div> <div class="section border"> <div class="bgcolor-width" style="display:table;width:100%;background-color:#e8f7f7;"> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;width:33.3%;padding:14px;padding-right:7px;"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/resources/6-things-to-know-about-ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="The silhouette of the side of a person’s face in the background of the words “6 things to know about AI.”" style="display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6-things-to-know-about-ai-min-3.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="The silhouette of the side of a person’s face in the background of the words “6 things to know about AI.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6-things-to-know-about-ai-min-3.jpg" style="display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;">Infographic: <a href="https://newslit.org/educators/resources/6-things-to-know-about-ai/" style="color:#007681;">“6 things to know about AI” </a></p> </div> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;width:33.3%;padding:14px;padding-right:7px;padding-left:7px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/introduction-to-algorithms/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="The silhouette of the side of a person’s face in the background of the words “6 things to know about AI.”" style="display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/intro-to-algo-min-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="The silhouette of the side of a person’s face in the background of the words “6 things to know about AI.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/intro-to-algo-min-1.jpg" style="display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;"><a href="https://get.checkology.org/lesson/introduction-to-algorithms/" style="color:#007681;">“Introduction to Algorithms”</a> (Checkology virtual classroom).</p> </div> <div class="column alt" style="display:table-cell;width:33.3%;padding:14px;padding-left:7px;"><a href="https://newslit.org/ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img alt="An image of a brain behind the words “Teaching about AI.”" style="display:block;" width="181" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/teaching-about-ai-min-1.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="An image of a brain behind the words “Teaching about AI.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/teaching-about-ai-min-1.jpg" style="display:block;" width="181" /></noscript></a> <p style="margin:15px 0 0 0;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:21px;"><a href="https://newslit.org/ai/" style="color:#007681;">“Teaching about AI”</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section" style="text-align:center;margin:45px auto 15px auto;"> <center><img alt="RumorGuard Rundown" height="auto" style="display:block;max-width:450px;width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;" width="450" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg-rundown-header-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="RumorGuard Rundown" height="auto" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg-rundown-header-min.png" style="display:block;max-width:450px;width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;" width="450" /></noscript></center> </div> <div class="section"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:1px solid #00b2a9;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="bgcolor" style="background-color:#e8f7f7;padding:15px;text-align:center;"> <h2 style="margin:0 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:28px;line-height:32px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">★ Featured classroom resource:<br /> RumorGuard slide deck:</h2> <center><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O2MhBdh_ct6Z3crazISPI08_1Y_Urrc-OCjpipxodAQ/edit?usp=sharing"><img alt="A collage preview of this week's RumorGuard slide deck." style="max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;width:100%;" width="550" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg-slides-collage-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A collage preview of this week's RumorGuard slide deck." src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg-slides-collage-min.png" style="max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;width:100%;" width="550" /></noscript></a></center> <p style="margin:0 0 15px 0;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;">{{Salutation or 'Educators'}}, these classroom-ready slide decks provide a comprehensive walk-through on how to debunk false rumors. Teaching notes are included.</p> <center><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O2MhBdh_ct6Z3crazISPI08_1Y_Urrc-OCjpipxodAQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img alt="View on Google Slides" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="View on Google Slides" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="View on Google Slides" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/view-on-gs-min.png" style="width:230px;margin:0 auto;" width="230" /></noscript></noscript></a></center> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="section" style="font-size:15px;text-align:left;font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;color:#53565a;"> <h3 style="margin:35px 0 25px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;"><a href="https://www.rumorguard.org/post/dominion-voting-s-logo-altered-to-spread-election-fraud-claims" style="color:#3c1053;">Dominion Voting’s logo altered to spread election fraud claims</a></h3> <center><a href="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aa438b0441385b2e41f99fe47556b1d9ec59577c-906x664-1.webp"><img alt="A post on Facebook reads, “Truth in advertising! Already changing in Georgia! But it never happens and we are just paranoid.” The post also includes a meme that reads, “When a company’s logo says exactly who they are. Goes in [red circle] and comes out [blue circle]” and features a doctored version of Dominion Voting’s logo along with the fabricated slogan, “CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE VOTE.” The News Literacy Project has added a label that says, “DOCTORED IMAGE.”" style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg1-102824-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A post on Facebook reads, “Truth in advertising! Already changing in Georgia! But it never happens and we are just paranoid.” The post also includes a meme that reads, “When a company’s logo says exactly who they are. Goes in [red circle] and comes out [blue circle]” and features a doctored version of Dominion Voting’s logo along with the fabricated slogan, “CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE VOTE.” The News Literacy Project has added a label that says, “DOCTORED IMAGE.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg1-102824-min.png" style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" /></noscript></a></center> <p style="margin:25px 0 16px 0;">❌ <strong style="color:#c1272d">NO:</strong> This is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/fake-dominion-voting-logo-slogan-shared-proof-election-fraud-2024-10-22/" style="color:#007681;">not Dominion Voting’s genuine logo</a> or slogan.<br /> <br /> ✅ <strong style="color:#006837">YES:</strong> <a href="https://x.com/dominionvoting/status/1847659801737666934" style="color:#007681;">Dominion Voting’s slogan</a> is “Accurate. Reliable. Transparent.”</p> <h4 style="margin:15px 0 8px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:22px;line-height:25px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">★ NewsLit takeaway</h4> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">Dominion Voting Systems has long been a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/politics/dominion-voting-machine.html" style="color:#007681">target of those who spread misinformation</a>. This altered logo, for example, first circulated during the 2020 presidential election and continues to spread online now, with new unfounded claims of election fraud. During election season, keep in mind:</p> <ol style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;margin-top:8px;color:#53565a;"> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;">Sensational claims deserve extra scrutiny. Visit the <a href="https://www.dominionvoting.com/legal-updates-learn-how-we-are-defending-dominion/">Dominion Voting website</a> or search for credible news reports to find important context.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;">While claims of election fraud are common online, <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/elections-2024-voter-fraud-ballots/">evidence shows</a> it’s rare and typically involves individual voters, not companies or election officials.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 25px 0;">Partisan sources share partisan information. Remember to check sources and consider if they are trustworthy.</li> </ol> <div style="line-height:1px;height:1px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;background:#00b2a9;"> </div> <h3 style="margin:25px 0 25px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;"><a href="https://www.rumorguard.org/post/video-of-jimmy-carter-voting-shared-out-of-context-with-false-fraud-claims" style="color:#3c1053;">Video of Jimmy Carter ‘voting’ shared out of context with false fraud claims</a></h3> <center><a href="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8ccb8f8005ae8f3ec627103005977c8f898d8c56-770x669-1.webp"><img alt="A social media post reads, WATCH: A viral video shows 100-year-old former President Jimmy Carter casting his vote for Kamala Harris while lying in bed. #jimmycarter #kamalaharris” and features an image of the former president in a wheelchair in his backyard with his family. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says, “FALSE CONTEXT.”" style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg2-102831-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A social media post reads, WATCH: A viral video shows 100-year-old former President Jimmy Carter casting his vote for Kamala Harris while lying in bed. #jimmycarter #kamalaharris” and features an image of the former president in a wheelchair in his backyard with his family. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says, “FALSE CONTEXT.”" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rg2-102831-min.png" style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" /></noscript></a></center> <p style="margin:25px 0 16px 0;">❌ <strong style="color:#c1272d">NO:</strong> This video <a href="https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/video-shows-jimmy-carter-birthday-celebration-2024-10-21/" style="color:#007681">does not show</a> former President Jimmy Carter casting his vote on the first day of early voting in Georgia on Oct. 15.<br /> <br /> ✅ <strong style="color:#006837">YES:</strong> Carter’s family said he planned to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.<br /> <br /> ✅ <strong style="color:#006837">YES: </strong>This video <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1194251931796995" style="color:#007681">originally aired</a> Oct. 1 and shows Carter celebrating his 100th birthday in his Plains, Georgia, backyard with family and friends.<br /> <br /> ✅ <strong style="color:#006837">YES:</strong> The Carter Center <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/at-age-100-jimmy-carter-casts-his-ballot-for-the-2024-election-by-mail-in-georgia" style="color:#007681">said in a statement</a> that Carter voted by mail on Oct. 16.</p> <h4 style="margin:15px 0 8px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:22px;line-height:25px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;">★ NewsLit takeaway</h4> <p style="margin:0 0 16px 0;">Removing a video or photograph from its original context and presenting it with a false claim is a common misinformation tactic. Here are a few things to consider when dealing with false context rumors.</p> <ol style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;margin-top:8px;color:#53565a;"> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;">Check if the content matches the description. In this case, while the text mentions voting, nothing in the video relates to voting.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 8px 0;">Do a reverse image search to determine the original context of the viral claim.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 25px 0;">For videos, you may need to first capture a still image from the clip to do the search.</li> </ol> </div> <div class="section"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border:1px solid #00b2a9;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="column alt" style="background-color:#e8f7f7;padding:15px;text-align:center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:14px;padding:5px 10px;border:1px solid #00b2a9;font-weight:bold;border-radius:2px;">ADVERTISEMENT</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style="width:100%;height:15px"> </div> <center><a href="https://newslit.org/news-literacy-in-america/" target="_blank"><img alt="A banner ad from the News Literacy Project shows a teenager looking at her phone, with the title 'News Literacy in America,' the subtitle 'A survey of teen information attitudes, habits and skills,' and a 'READ NOW!' button." style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AD_102824_Teen-survey-report-min.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="A banner ad from the News Literacy Project shows a teenager looking at her phone, with the title 'News Literacy in America,' the subtitle 'A survey of teen information attitudes, habits and skills,' and a 'READ NOW!' button." src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AD_102824_Teen-survey-report-min.jpg" style="max-width:450px;width:100%;margin:0 auto;" width="450" /></noscript></a></center> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="section" style="text-align:center;margin:45px auto 15px auto;"> <center><img alt="Kickers (Journalism slang). Definition: The ending of a story or news report, often intended to leave a lasting impression." height="auto" style="display:block;max-width:450px;width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;" width="450" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kickers_1-min.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="Kickers (Journalism slang). Definition: The ending of a story or news report, often intended to leave a lasting impression." height="auto" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kickers_1-min.jpg" style="display:block;max-width:450px;width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto;" width="450" /></noscript></center> </div> <div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="kickers-list" role="list" style="font-size:15px;line-height:21px;color:#53565a;font-family:'Roboto',sans-serif;"> <tbody> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">The Washington Post is <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165353/washington-post-presidential-endorsement-trump-harris" style="color:#007681;">not making a presidential</a> endorsement for the first time since the 1980s. Its newsroom — which operates separately from its editorial board — <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/10/25/washington-post-endorsement-president/" style="color:#007681;">reported that the decision was made</a> by the paper’s owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Similarly, California’s largest newspaper, the Los Angeles Times, was also allegedly blocked by its owner from <a href="https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/los-angeles-times-editorials-editor-resigns-after-owner-blocks-presidential-endorsement.php" style="color:#007681;">making a presidential endorsement</a> in this year’s election. As a result, editorial <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/los-angeles-times-owners-neutrality-backfires" style="color:#007681;">staff resigned</a> at both papers and The Post had <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168416/washington-post-bezos-endorsement-president-cancellations-resignations" style="color:#007681;">200,000 canceled subscriptions</a>.  <br /> <br /> <strong>Note:</strong> For resources to teach about political endorsements from news outlets, check out the <a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-opinion-vs-news-jennifer-aniston-deepfake/#top-picks" style="color:#007681;">Oct. 7 issue of The Sift.</a></td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" 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border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">Anxiety, busyness, lack of political interest and distrust of journalists are some of the reasons why 43% of Americans say they<a href="https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/why-millions-americans-avoid-news-and-what-it-means-us-election" style="color:#007681;"> avoid the news</a>. Researchers say news avoiders have lower rates of political participation.</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">Think social media accurately reflects reality? Think again. Researchers say it’s more like a “funhouse mirror” warped by the outspoken <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-small-but-vocal-minority-of-social-media-users-distort-reality-and-sow-division" style="color:#007681;">views of an extreme minority</a> — which can fuel perceptions that people are far more extreme in the real world than they actually are.</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img 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style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">If re-elected, former President Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/nx-s1-5161480/trump-media-threats-abc-cbs-60-minutes-journalists" style="color:#007681;">threatened to jail journalists</a> and remove TV news networks’ broadcasting licenses for unfavorable coverage.</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" 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src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">Campus police detained a student journalist covering anti-war protests at the University of Minnesota — despite the fact that he was <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/10/24/minnesota-daily-reporter-cuffed-detained-while-covering-campus-protest" style="color:#007681;">wearing a press vest</a>.</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" 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(<strong>Note:</strong> Several educators cite NLP as a resource they use.)</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">You’ve likely seen the work of a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/media/election-social-media-video-clips-viral/index.html#openweb-convo" style="color:#007681;">“clipper”</a> — someone who watches hours of campaign events and newscasts looking for attention-grabbing clips to go viral on social media. Video clipping has become a more prominent factor this election season as audiences continue to move online, according to CNN’s Brian Stelter.</td> </tr> <tr role="listitem"> <td align="center" style="vertical-align:top;padding:0 0 8px 0;" valign="top"><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" style="width:18px;" width="18" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img alt="bullet" border="0" src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/plus-min.png" style="width:18px;" width="18" /></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript></td> <td style="padding:0 0 8px 8px;vertical-align:top;" valign="top">Sounds like Chris Rock, looks like Chris Rock, but … it’s not Chris Rock. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/can-spot-celebrity-deepfakes-new-ad-warning-election-disinfo-rcna175647" style="color:#007681;">This public service campaign uses celebrity deepfakes</a> (and real actors) to warn against AI-generated election misinformation.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="spacer" style="line-height:25px;height:25px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"> </div> <div class="section"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="bgcolor" style="background-color:#e8f7f7;padding:15px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #00b2a9;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family:'Roboto',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:14px;padding:5px 10px;border:1px solid #00b2a9;font-weight:bold;border-radius:2px;">FEEDBACK</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 style="margin:25px 0 25px 0;font-family:'Roboto Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;color:#3c1053;font-weight:700;text-align:center;">How do you like this newsletter?</h3> <center><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQW0yM7pFpeP9Ux1YeyzVqrFCC8FW0lnPpgWj-gorII0lqcg/viewform" target="_blank"><img alt="Dislike? 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