1) How is a “fact-checker mindset" defined in the assigned article? Do you have this kind of mindset? Are you able to evaluate or verify the credibility of online information? If yes, please give an example of a specific online information that you evaluated and explain how did your it, and what did you find? If not, please explain why not? (Your answer to this question should be between 250-300 words).

read this article: Helping students to sort facts from lies on the internet (Links to an external site.) and

watch this film/speech: Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron Delivers Address | Honoring the Harvard Class of 2020 (Links to an external site.)

Based on the assigned article and speech, please answer the following questions:

1) How is a “fact-checker mindset" defined in the assigned article? Do you have this kind of mindset? Are you able to evaluate or verify the credibility of online information? If yes, please give an example of a specific online information that you evaluated and explain how did your it, and what did you find? If not, please explain why not? (Your answer to this question should be between 250-300 words). 

2) Describe the process of Civic Online Reasoning (COR), as explained in the article. Why is such reasoning important? Why do we need to know objective facts and distinguish truth from "invented realities"? Support your answer with specific examples from the article and speech. (Your answer should be between 250-300 words). 

3) Summarize Marty Baron's speech. What are the key themes/issues addressed in this speech? What does Marty Baron say about the role of free press? Why is "free press" important? What does he mean by saying that “facts and truth are matters of life and death”? Support your answer with at least three specific examples or insights from the speech. (Your answer should be between 350-400 words). 

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