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28 09, 2020

Libraries Protect Americans’ Freedoms by Ensuring an Informed Electorate

By Dylan Baker|September 28th, 2020|Continuing Education, Fact-Checking, Informed Electorate|

Countdown to Election DayCountdown The ability to cast a ballot — and have it count — is a freedom that protects the other fundamental freedoms that we as Americans hold [...]

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29 10, 2018
  • Fake News Fact Checking

Fake News, Bots, and Incentivized Reviews: Some Tools for Fact-Checking

By Dylan Baker|October 29th, 2018|Fact-Checking, Library News & Trends, Online Services, Professional Development|

The first known use of the term fact-check was in 1973, during the Watergate Scandal. At that time, it was journalists who were most concerned with verifying that a story [...]

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