⁣How to Spot Fake News

Jennifer Thomas, an
assistant professor of broadcast journalism at Howard University's Cathy
Hughes School of Communications shares five tips for identifying fake
news.

For the past two years, Thomas served in the Media
Speaker Program sponsored by the United States Department of State and
the U.S Embassy in South Africa, and Nigeria for Media Freedom Week.
Recently, she was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the Scripps Howard
Foundation in partnership with the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC).
Thomas' tips:
—Consider the source
—Check out the URL
—Look at the byline and author
—Check out the "About Us" section
—Be skeptical