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“Disinformation and Lack of Civil Discourse:
Threats to our Democracy?”

Here is a recording of this program which was held on Thursday, September 21, 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujuShk7Ltb8

Here are handouts provided by Professor Sandra Davidson on the subject:

Disinformation Program Handout

Information about the Fairness Doctrine

Here is a link to the slides presented by Professor Brian Kessel:
LWV Disinformation and lack of civil discourse

Here are links to resources shared at this event to help understand how to discern disinformation:

(1) Online sources to use to determine whether information is real or not:

Identifying Disinformation – Online Sources – 2023

(2) Consider the Source – graphic from the International Federation of Library Associations

IFLA poster_clean copy

(3) Media Bias Chart – from Ad Fontes
Media Bias Chart