[OPLINLIST] Fact Checkers Unite! Register Now for Two Webinars About Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation

[Rebecca Wilden]

Good afternoon!
The rise of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation in the media impacts everyone, and many people use only social media to access news sources. With Meta’s new policy<https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/everything-to-know-about-meta-political-content-update/737123/#:~:text=Meta's%20updating%20its%20rules%20around,of%20now%20acceptable%20comments%20include:> regarding fact checking information, the ability to recognize and access credible information is critical. Artificial intelligence also creates confusion, and its identification is essential for digital citizenship. To address these needs in communities across the state, instruction in information literacy is needed.
Join us for two webinars about information disorder featuring presenters Patrick Warren and Jennifer LaGarde.
How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
Co-director of the Media Forensics Hub at Clemson University, Patrick Warren, presents this 1-hour webinar that explores the tactics and strategies employed by bad actors online to mislead and deceive their audiences. Join us to examine how misleading and deceptive approaches are evolving with the advent of AI, and discuss practical steps we can take to become more discerning consumers of online information.
In this webinar, you will learn:

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What motivates individuals who create or share false or misleading content.
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The effects of their false information on media consumers.
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Strategies to serve as effective safeguards for all ages.


Developing Digital Detectives: Next Generation News and Information Literacy
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 2:30 PM
In this 1.5-hour interactive session, author and librarian, Jennifer LaGarde, tackles one of the most important topics of the 21st century: evaluating information to determine what has been designed to inform versus what has been designed to influence, fool, or even harm us. With an emphasis on the overlap between information literacy and social emotional learning, participants will walk away from this session with practical tips for supporting library patrons and students in identifying triggers in the media, understanding motives of those who post, and deciding how to react—or not. The road to information literacy is long and difficult, and we may need a guide along the way. Join Jennifer for this session to find a map and compass.
The first 20 registrants will receive a print copy of Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ‘Fake News Era’<https://www.infohio.org/document-library/item/educator-tools/?evlCode=edtools-ebook-9781564849045> co-written by Jennifer LaGarde. These individuals will receive an email asking for additional information.
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Both webinars are sponsored by Source Sleuth, an ILEAD Ohio 2025 project, which includes a team of five public and school librarians collaborating to educate others about using lateral reading to detect misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. This project was made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the State Library of Ohio, and OhioNet.
*Due to the special sponsor for these webinars, there will be no contact hour certificates.

Register today for both webinars:

Tuesday, October 7, 3:00-4:00
How to Use AI to Build a Troll Farm: Deception and Inauthenticity on the Internet<https://www.infohio.org/campus/webinars/recordings/item/how-to-use-ai-to-build-a-troll-farm-deception-and-inauthenticity-on-the-internet>

Tuesday, October 28, 2:30-4:00
Developing Digital Detectives: Next Generation News and Information Literacy<https://www.infohio.org/campus/webinars/recordings/item/developing-digital-detectives-next-generation-news-and-information-literacy>

We look forward to seeing you there!




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