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  • Ep. 5: Fake News

  • By: Aleks Krotoski
  • Jan 25 2019
  • Length: 19 mins
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Ep. 5: Fake News

By: Aleks Krotoski
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  • Summary

  • How to spot lies and scams. Aleks meets Mills Kelly, the history professor behind the deliberate fake story of the Last American Pirate. It became an online sensation, fooling historians and journalists and proving just how easy it is to be fooled by misinformation online. But what can you do about it? Caroline Knorr from Common Sense Media shares her tips.

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