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Explained: What is False Information?

With so much information at our fingertips it can be easy to come across something online that isn’t quite as accurate or reliable as it should be. This kind of information is often called Fake News but a better description might be false information because it affects more than news stories.

This animation, explaining false information, supports the education resource Connected - an introduction to digital media literacy.

  • Dublin West Education Centre (DWEC)
  • English
  • other
  • Ireland

With so much information at our fingertips it can be easy to come across something online that isn’t quite as accurate or reliable as it should be. This kind of information is often called Fake News but a better description might be false information because it affects more than news stories.

This animation, explaining false information, supports the education resource Connected - an introduction to digital media literacy.

  • Dublin West Education Centre (DWEC)
  • English
  • other
  • Ireland