Thinking Critically about Information

Truthiness, wikiality, and more…

Example… The News

Blondes to die out in 200 years

BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/he

alth/2284783.stm

What stands out?

CNN

Blondes

http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/t

vn-video-clip.pl?RC=711149

Extinction of Blondes Vastly Over Reported

Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30318-2002Oct1

Redheads too?

Red Hair Disappearing on GlobalTV (Canada)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0zqITJ7MMM&feature=related

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