IIS “R. PIRIA” ROSARNO ITALY Types of communication in the public and online space Method of manipulation and Fake News Project funded by the European COMMISSION Project No. 2020-1-RO01-KA229-080403
WHAT’S COMMUNICATION PROCESS?
It’s a process by which participants create and share INFORMATIONS
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THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
OFF LINE
ON LINE 3
ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION There are many important elements of communication: THE SENDER
is the one who initiates the communication process
THE RECEIVER
is the
recipient of the message
THE MESSAGE
is what a
communicator says
CODE
is the language used to
communicate
FEEDBACK is a response from the receiver
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ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
THE CHANNEL
THE CHANNEL IS INFLUENCIAL
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In the private and public sphere, in advertising and in the mass media, manipulation is almost costantly used to seduce us, to influence
our
decisions
ultimately to control us
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MANIPULATION “If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought “ -George Orwell6
Focus
MANIPULATI ON
HOAX FAKE NEWS
FAKE NEWS
RELATED TO SOMETHING THAT HAS JUST HAPPENED IT COULD ALSO BE PARTIALLY TRUE PARTIALLY PROBABLE
HOAX INDEFINITE IN TIME TOTALLY FALSE UNPROBABILY
F A K E N E W S C A T E G O R I E S
Deceptive Content: When content is passed off as coming from reliable sources but this is not the case • 100% Fake Content: When the content is completely fake, built for mislead • Manipulated content: when real information, or an image, is manipulated to deceive • Misleading content: when misleading use of information is made to frame a person or a problem Misleading link: when titles, images or captions are not related to the fact we are talking about • Misleading context: when the actual content is accompanied by information false contextuals. • Manipulation of satire: when there is no intention to cause harm, but the satirical content is used to mislead.
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HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT ABOUT A FAKE NEWS ?
CHECK YOUR PRECONCEPTION S
CHECK THE DATE
CHECK THE SOURCE
CHECK THE AUTHOR
ASK YOURSELF IF THIS IS A JOKE
LEARN MORE
ASK EXPERTS
Do not share images, messages or information in general without checking the their veracity
If you post fake content, try to correct it quickly
Try to have a skeptical attitude towards information
TIPSto avoid the spread of fake news
Use critical thinking 12
COVID AND FAKE NEWS
22.40 0 TWEET REMOVED IN A YEAR
6% MISINFORMATION IN A YEAR
THE R.PIRIA SCIENTIFIC HIGH SCHOOL IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD
IS THIS A TRUE OR A FAKE ?
CHECK THE AUTHOR
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REMEMBER CRITICAL THINKING
beats FAKE NEWS
Thanks for the attention