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src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sift-top-pick-img-sept23-24-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Sep 23, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-instagram-teen-safety-social-media-regrets/">The Sift: Instagram teen safety | Social media regrets</a></h3> Instagram introduces teen accounts with new safety features; real world impacts of false pet-eating claims; and debunking a rumor about Melania Trump divorcing. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_091624_top-pick_polarization_IMAGE-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_091624_top-pick_polarization_IMAGE-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_091624_top-pick_polarization_IMAGE-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Sep 16, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-pet-rumors-debunked-bursting-online-bubbles/">The Sift: Pet rumors debunked | Bursting online bubbles</a></h3> Social media warning labels demanded by attorneys general from 42 states, how extremists use social media, and Springfield, Ohio rumors debunked. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_090924_top-pick_Russian-disinfo-IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_090924_top-pick_Russian-disinfo-IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1_090924_top-pick_Russian-disinfo-IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Sep 9, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-teens-algorithms-brazil-bans-x/">The Sift: Teens’ algorithms | Brazil bans X</a></h3> False election rumors about Kamala Harris debunked, Russian disinformation campaign revealed, and social media algorithms’ effects on kids’ mental and physical health. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sift-ft-img-may20-2024-min-800x470.png" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sift-ft-img-may20-2024-min-800x470.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sift-ft-img-may20-2024-min-800x470.png" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>May 20, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-final-issue-top-clicks-in-2023-24/">The Sift: Final issue: Top clicks in 2023-24</a></h3> A roundup of the most clicked stories and popular News Literacy Project resources in The Sift newsletter and a News Goggles video featuring student reporters. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_051324_top-pick_pulitzers_IMAGE-600w-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_051324_top-pick_pulitzers_IMAGE-600w-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_051324_top-pick_pulitzers_IMAGE-600w-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>May 13, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-pulitzer-prize-winners-ai-chatbot-friends/">The Sift: Pulitzer Prize winners | AI chatbot friends</a></h3> Pulitzer Prize winners announced, AI-generated Katy Perry image goes viral, TikTok adds automated AI labels to videos and Google introduces AI-generated answers. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_050624_top-pick_RSF-rankings_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_050624_top-pick_RSF-rankings_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1_050624_top-pick_RSF-rankings_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>May 6, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a 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alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Apr 29, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-student-reporters-covering-protests-information-laundering/">The Sift: Student reporters covering protests | ‘Information laundering’</a></h3> Student journalists covering Israel-Hamas war protests, a debunked rumor about the Minnesota Vikings stadium, teens on algorithms, and election disinformation. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_032224_top-pick_teens-social-media_570w-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_032224_top-pick_teens-social-media_570w-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_032224_top-pick_teens-social-media_570w-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Apr 22, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-social-medias-mental-health-risks-tiktok-ban/">The Sift: Social media’s mental health risks | TikTok ban?</a></h3> Social media affects on kids’ mental health, viral posts misidentifies man as Sydney stabbing suspect, and a News Goggles video on covering concerts. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_041525_top-pick_AI-bots_election-misinfo_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_041525_top-pick_AI-bots_election-misinfo_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_041525_top-pick_AI-bots_election-misinfo_IMAGE-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Apr 15, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-ai-bots-spreading-disinfo-sextortion-on-instagram/">The Sift: AI bots spreading disinfo | ‘Sextortion’ on Instagram</a></h3> Artificial intelligence in journalism, AI-powered bots on social media, Instagram’s new nudity blur feature, and debunked rumor about migrants registering to vote. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_040824_top-pick_pink-slime_IMAGE-800x600-1-800x470.png" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_040824_top-pick_pink-slime_IMAGE-800x600-1-800x470.png" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1_040824_top-pick_pink-slime_IMAGE-800x600-1-800x470.png" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Apr 8, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-pink-slime-sites-fact-checking-fact-checkers/">The Sift: ‘Pink slime’ sites | Fact-checking fact-checkers</a></h3> How pink slime sites pose as local news, an NYC AI chatbot is providing misinformation about policies, and how 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WhatsApp, Baltimore mayor asks news media to stop showing bridge collapse video, and birth control misinformation trending online. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ap-pk1-min-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ap-pk1-min-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ap-pk1-min-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Mar 18, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-solar-eclipse-rumors-royal-photo-fiasco/">The Sift: Solar eclipse rumors | Royal photo fiasco</a></h3> News agencies removed an altered photo of Kate Middleton, Congress voted on a possible TikTok ban and Midjourney blocked AI-generated images of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4_-AI-quiz-question-030424-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4_-AI-quiz-question-030424-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4_-AI-quiz-question-030424-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Mar 4, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a 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2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-tiktok-lurking-social-media-rights/">The Sift: TikTok lurking | Social media rights</a></h3> Neo-Nazis use intimidation tactics against a reporter investigating them, new text-to-video tool Sora makes a splash, and how Libs of TikTok impacts Oklahoma schools. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1_021224_top-pick_sports-journalism_570w-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1_021224_top-pick_sports-journalism_570w-800x470.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="><noscript><img src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1_021224_top-pick_sports-journalism_570w-800x470.jpg" alt=""></noscript></noscript> </a> </figure> <div class="teaser1-wrap"> <time datetime="2017-09-10" data-reveal>Feb 12, 2024</time> <h3 class="teaser1-title -ts:2 -as:1"><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/sift/the-sift-sports-news-void-ai-clickbait-kingpin/">The Sift: Sports news void | AI clickbait kingpin</a></h3> The impact of fewer sports journalists, Meta’s AI labels and new rule for political content on Instagram, and a debunked rumor about a convoy of truckers in Texas. </div> </article> <article class="teaser1" data-reveal="2b"> <figure class="teaser1-image" data-reveal> <a class="img1" style="padding-top: 58.75%"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://newslit.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1_020524_top-pick_conspiratorial-thinking_570w-800x470.jpg" alt="" /> <noscript><img alt="" 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