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The Fact: Master Class on Fact Checking
WRCT 413
Fall 2024
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: COL 319

How do you identify a fact? How do you verify it? In this master class, the head of the fact-checking department at The New Yorker, Fergus McIntosh, introduces students to the bizarre, delightful, and contentious world of fact checking. Across three sessions, students will learn what the roles and responsibilities of a fact checker are, how to approach the practice of checking, sourcing, and editing, and where to draw the line between fake news and the truth.
Credit: .25 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA WRCT
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)
Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50%

Last Updated on DEC-08-2024
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