let’s start this in the most exciting fashion with a disclaimer I probably
fashion with a disclaimer I probably
fashion with a disclaimer I probably shouldn’t give this talk I’m gonna share
shouldn’t give this talk I’m gonna share
shouldn’t give this talk I’m gonna share a lot of fake stories and studies have
a lot of fake stories and studies have
a lot of fake stories and studies have shown the more you share fake stories
shown the more you share fake stories
shown the more you share fake stories the more people believe those fake
the more people believe those fake
the more people believe those fake stories even if your debunking them so
stories even if your debunking them so
stories even if your debunking them so just by sharing these fake stories I
just by sharing these fake stories I
just by sharing these fake stories I might be making you dumber right now
might be making you dumber right now
might be making you dumber right now you’re welcome
you’re welcome
you’re welcome so I have come here to ask you to beg
so I have come here to ask you to beg
so I have come here to ask you to beg you to stop being the Internet’s bitch
stop believing in things like this and
stop believing in things like this and this
and this yeah
and this yeah I’m sorry Brigham City Ryan Gosling’s
I’m sorry Brigham City Ryan Gosling’s
I’m sorry Brigham City Ryan Gosling’s not thinking about you as a species we
not thinking about you as a species we
not thinking about you as a species we humans aren’t really doing very well
humans aren’t really doing very well
humans aren’t really doing very well with how quickly information moves
with how quickly information moves
with how quickly information moves online we’re clearly having problems
online we’re clearly having problems
online we’re clearly having problems telling the good stuff from the bad and
telling the good stuff from the bad and
telling the good stuff from the bad and I’m concerned about this because of the
I’m concerned about this because of the
I’m concerned about this because of the librarian I deal in information sure
librarian I deal in information sure
librarian I deal in information sure books are my buddies they’re cool but
books are my buddies they’re cool but
books are my buddies they’re cool but librarians deal and information so I’ve
librarians deal and information so I’ve
librarians deal and information so I’ve always been pretty concerned about
always been pretty concerned about
always been pretty concerned about misinformation information produced to
misinformation information produced to
misinformation information produced to deceive or confuse that’s often shared
deceive or confuse that’s often shared
deceive or confuse that’s often shared online and it seems like the world is
online and it seems like the world is
online and it seems like the world is really starting to take notice of this
really starting to take notice of this
really starting to take notice of this now too you can’t go anywhere without
now too you can’t go anywhere without
now too you can’t go anywhere without hearing about fake news right so the
hearing about fake news right so the
hearing about fake news right so the stakes with fake news can be pretty high
stakes with fake news can be pretty high
stakes with fake news can be pretty high this guy believed in a fake news story
this guy believed in a fake news story
this guy believed in a fake news story so fervently
so fervently
so fervently that he took a gun to a pizzeria to
that he took a gun to a pizzeria to
that he took a gun to a pizzeria to investigate a child’s sex ring tied to
investigate a child’s sex ring tied to
investigate a child’s sex ring tied to the Hillary Clinton campaign now of
the Hillary Clinton campaign now of
the Hillary Clinton campaign now of course there was no child sex ring and
course there was no child sex ring and
course there was no child sex ring and he’s in jail but I can’t stress enough
he’s in jail but I can’t stress enough
he’s in jail but I can’t stress enough that taking a gun with you is a pretty
that taking a gun with you is a pretty
that taking a gun with you is a pretty bad way to fact-check dude should have
bad way to fact-check dude should have
bad way to fact-check dude should have totally checked with the librarian
totally checked with the librarian
totally checked with the librarian before he you know decided on the gun
before he you know decided on the gun
before he you know decided on the gun route perhaps some of you also saw this
route perhaps some of you also saw this
route perhaps some of you also saw this post making the rounds in the 2016
post making the rounds in the 2016
post making the rounds in the 2016 election also now Donald Trump in this
election also now Donald Trump in this
election also now Donald Trump in this quote calls
quote calls
quote calls Republican voters dumb but the only
Republican voters dumb but the only
Republican voters dumb but the only problem is he never said this but to
problem is he never said this but to
problem is he never said this but to some of us especially those of us with
some of us especially those of us with
some of us especially those of us with left-leaning or anti Trump biases it
left-leaning or anti Trump biases it
left-leaning or anti Trump biases it kind of totally feels like he said it
kind of totally feels like he said it
kind of totally feels like he said it right but the thing is you can’t feel
right but the thing is you can’t feel
right but the thing is you can’t feel your way to truth in fact feelings are
your way to truth in fact feelings are
your way to truth in fact feelings are the enemy when it comes to evaluating
the enemy when it comes to evaluating
the enemy when it comes to evaluating information online feelings push you to
information online feelings push you to
information online feelings push you to abandon logic and react emotionally and
abandon logic and react emotionally and
abandon logic and react emotionally and how well does reacting emotionally work
how well does reacting emotionally work
how well does reacting emotionally work for you in the offline aspects of your
for you in the offline aspects of your
for you in the offline aspects of your life I bet your husband loves it mine
life I bet your husband loves it mine
life I bet your husband loves it mine sure does
visceral emotional reactions work about
visceral emotional reactions work about as well online as they do in real life
as well online as they do in real life
as well online as they do in real life which is to say they’re total crap
which is to say they’re total crap
which is to say they’re total crap misinformation pushers can easily
misinformation pushers can easily
misinformation pushers can easily manipulate us through our emotions and
manipulate us through our emotions and
manipulate us through our emotions and through our biases they Bank on this
through our biases they Bank on this
through our biases they Bank on this anger Spurs action
anger Spurs action
anger Spurs action it always has if you generate a story
it always has if you generate a story
it always has if you generate a story online that elicits an emotional
online that elicits an emotional
online that elicits an emotional response you will generate not only
response you will generate not only
response you will generate not only exposure for your website but also
exposure for your website but also
exposure for your website but also advertising revenues so we need to be
advertising revenues so we need to be
advertising revenues so we need to be aware of our emotional responses and
aware of our emotional responses and
aware of our emotional responses and biases when we’re evaluating information
biases when we’re evaluating information
biases when we’re evaluating information online that’s really the only way to do
online that’s really the only way to do
online that’s really the only way to do it you have to be aware of those things
it you have to be aware of those things
it you have to be aware of those things but if emotion and bias are the problem
but if emotion and bias are the problem
but if emotion and bias are the problem I hear you ask maybe Facebook are Google
I hear you ask maybe Facebook are Google
I hear you ask maybe Facebook are Google those soulless automatons can solve this
those soulless automatons can solve this
those soulless automatons can solve this problem for us but algorithms thus far
problem for us but algorithms thus far
problem for us but algorithms thus far have not been able to solve this very
have not been able to solve this very
have not been able to solve this very human problem and if we leave it up to
human problem and if we leave it up to
human problem and if we leave it up to nameless programmers and big software
nameless programmers and big software
nameless programmers and big software companies to decide what is appropriate
companies to decide what is appropriate
companies to decide what is appropriate information we’re just really handing
information we’re just really handing
information we’re just really handing over control to them and worse those who
over control to them and worse those who
over control to them and worse those who can beat the algorithm so another big
can beat the algorithm so another big
can beat the algorithm so another big part of the problem lies in our desire
part of the problem lies in our desire
part of the problem lies in our desire to see information and black and white
to see information and black and white
to see information and black and white terms good versus evil truth versus lies
terms good versus evil truth versus lies
terms good versus evil truth versus lies it would be so nice to have a bright red
it would be so nice to have a bright red
it would be so nice to have a bright red line dividing the bad from the good but
line dividing the bad from the good but
line dividing the bad from the good but most of the misinformation we see every
most of the misinformation we see every
most of the misinformation we see every day exists in a gray area half-truths
day exists in a gray area half-truths
day exists in a gray area half-truths misinterpreted photos quotes taken out
misinterpreted photos quotes taken out
misinterpreted photos quotes taken out of context and all this has seen through
of context and all this has seen through
of context and all this has seen through layers of bias our bias and the author’s
layers of bias our bias and the author’s
layers of bias our bias and the author’s bias color what we see and read making
bias color what we see and read making
bias color what we see and read making us more are less likely to feel that
us more are less likely to feel that
us more are less likely to feel that something’s true and the incredibly fast
something’s true and the incredibly fast
something’s true and the incredibly fast pace of information online leaves little
pace of information online leaves little
pace of information online leaves little time for fact-checking
time for fact-checking
time for fact-checking it only adds to our already disorienting
it only adds to our already disorienting
it only adds to our already disorienting view so we give up we decide to trust
view so we give up we decide to trust
view so we give up we decide to trust only NPR our only Fox news we decide
only NPR our only Fox news we decide
only NPR our only Fox news we decide that there’s no news organization we can
that there’s no news organization we can
that there’s no news organization we can trust and so we just keep watching Parks
trust and so we just keep watching Parks
trust and so we just keep watching Parks and Rec over and over and over again
and Rec over and over and over again
and Rec over and over and over again all right but maybe that’s just me but
all right but maybe that’s just me but
all right but maybe that’s just me but you can’t simply avoid misinformation
you can’t simply avoid misinformation
you can’t simply avoid misinformation it’s just not possible if you’re part of
it’s just not possible if you’re part of
it’s just not possible if you’re part of this connected modern world and the
this connected modern world and the
this connected modern world and the fight for true and credible information
fight for true and credible information
fight for true and credible information is a fight worth waging fake news isn’t
is a fight worth waging fake news isn’t
is a fight worth waging fake news isn’t harmless in many cases minced
harmless in many cases minced
harmless in many cases minced misinformation creators are trying to
misinformation creators are trying to
misinformation creators are trying to make up your mind for you they’re trying
make up your mind for you they’re trying
make up your mind for you they’re trying to influence you to solidify your
to influence you to solidify your
to influence you to solidify your support for a certain viewpoint that’s
support for a certain viewpoint that’s
support for a certain viewpoint that’s why it’s so scary if you give up and you
why it’s so scary if you give up and you
why it’s so scary if you give up and you give in you’re basically handing control
give in you’re basically handing control
give in you’re basically handing control over to the loudest voices and those
over to the loudest voices and those
over to the loudest voices and those voices spread misinformation all the
voices spread misinformation all the
voices spread misinformation all the time but some of us aren’t giving up
time but some of us aren’t giving up
time but some of us aren’t giving up librarians aren’t giving up my people
librarians aren’t giving up my people
librarians aren’t giving up my people we’re developing workshops and websites
we’re developing workshops and websites
we’re developing workshops and websites to help you steer clear of fake news but
to help you steer clear of fake news but
to help you steer clear of fake news but we’re sitting down with people every day
we’re sitting down with people every day
we’re sitting down with people every day to get to the bottom of viral post and
to get to the bottom of viral post and
to get to the bottom of viral post and rumors but all of us not just librarians
rumors but all of us not just librarians
rumors but all of us not just librarians not just Google not just Facebook all of
not just Google not just Facebook all of
not just Google not just Facebook all of us need to be responsible for the
us need to be responsible for the
us need to be responsible for the quality of information we consume fake
quality of information we consume fake
quality of information we consume fake news isn’t just your crazy conspiracy
news isn’t just your crazy conspiracy
news isn’t just your crazy conspiracy believing Uncle Eddie’s problem it’s our
believing Uncle Eddie’s problem it’s our
believing Uncle Eddie’s problem it’s our problem we all need we all live in this
problem we all need we all live in this
problem we all need we all live in this brave new world of lightning-fast
brave new world of lightning-fast
brave new world of lightning-fast information we can all easily find
information we can all easily find
information we can all easily find consume and share information we need to
consume and share information we need to
consume and share information we need to accept the responsibilities of this new
accept the responsibilities of this new
accept the responsibilities of this new information landscape and develop coping
information landscape and develop coping
information landscape and develop coping mechanisms to tackle it we could even
mechanisms to tackle it we could even
mechanisms to tackle it we could even engage in some light and gun free
engage in some light and gun free
engage in some light and gun free fact-checking every now and then you
fact-checking every now and then you
fact-checking every now and then you could wow your friends online by being
could wow your friends online by being
could wow your friends online by being the first to figure out that this
the first to figure out that this
the first to figure out that this supposed image of a an tyfa demonstrator
supposed image of a an tyfa demonstrator
supposed image of a an tyfa demonstrator beating a policeman in Charlottesville
beating a policeman in Charlottesville
beating a policeman in Charlottesville was actually an altered photo of Greek
was actually an altered photo of Greek
was actually an altered photo of Greek protests taken years earlier while
protests taken years earlier while
protests taken years earlier while algorithms alone can’t solve this
algorithms alone can’t solve this
algorithms alone can’t solve this problem a well-placed reverse Google
problem a well-placed reverse Google
problem a well-placed reverse Google image search can certainly help I’d like
image search can certainly help I’d like
image search can certainly help I’d like to close with a librarians fondest wish
to close with a librarians fondest wish
to close with a librarians fondest wish with a little prayer
with a little prayer
with a little prayer may we treat every day like it’s April
may we treat every day like it’s April
may we treat every day like it’s April Fool’s Day we all know how to be
Fool’s Day we all know how to be
Fool’s Day we all know how to be skeptical of information we do it every
skeptical of information we do it every
skeptical of information we do it every year on April 1st and we don’t allow
year on April 1st and we don’t allow
year on April 1st and we don’t allow fake April Fool’s stories to manipulate
fake April Fool’s stories to manipulate
fake April Fool’s stories to manipulate our emotions or biases we just think
our emotions or biases we just think
our emotions or biases we just think more critically about information and
more critically about information and
more critically about information and our own susceptibility on that day
our own susceptibility on that day
our own susceptibility on that day there’s a lot of misinformation out
there’s a lot of misinformation out
there’s a lot of misinformation out there we’ve gotten to the point where
there we’ve gotten to the point where
there we’ve gotten to the point where the internet thinks every day is April
the internet thinks every day is April
the internet thinks every day is April Fool’s we just need to catch up and
Fool’s we just need to catch up and
Fool’s we just need to catch up and start acting like it too
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