Digital Smarts - Seeing Isn’t Always Believing

Misinformation can comes in many forms, including pictures. How can we learn to identify “Photoshopped” or digitally manipulated pictures? While there are numerous points to consider when analyzing pictures, there are some basics you and your children should pay attention to. These include considering the source of the image, looking at the aesthetics (angle, possible cropping, distance from the subject and more) and examining the caption for an agenda or possible verified source. For more on this, check out this article: Want to resist the post-truth age? Learn to analyze photos like an expert would.