Comics can teach readers how to identify fake news
I can honestly say I've never thought of using comics to determine if something was fake news or not. Most of us who source information have our ways. One of the best, is using several sources to verify an article. If it's true, you will often find it cited or reprinted in several media sources.
Another source I often reference is a website, MediaBiasFactcheck.com. I've read journalists often use this resource. I've found it spot on. They add new sources frequently, but there is a chance, that the news source you're verifying, hasn't been checked by them.
A few years ago, there was a journalist I was following on The Huffington Post. He said he kept an Excel file on all the domain names he has seen that were unreliable. He gave me a copy of the file. You can download a copy too if you want to.
Finally, sources you find questionable may be friends and family. I've shared the Excel file with friends of mine who are often sharing fake news stories. The sad part is some of them never look at it. It's true — there are people who are spreading misinformation, know it isn't true, but share it anyway.
If you have some other sources or ways for detecting fake news, please post them here.
This forum topic is for discussing fake news and the article I posted here.