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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Critical Thinking Case Study: Protecting Yourself from Fake News and False Product Claims
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1. Read the following articles:
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New York Times:
Maheshwari, Sapna. (2016) How Fake News Goes Viral: a case study. New York Times Nov 10, 2016. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/business/media/how-fake-news-spreads.html?_r=0 .
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Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/05/how-internet-conspiracy-theory-led-gunman-into-dc-pizza-parlor.htmlÂ
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Huffington Report:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fake-news-guide-facebook_us_5831c6aae4b058ce7aaba169Â
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Snopes.comÂ
http://www.snopes.com/pope-francis-donald-trump-endorsement/Â
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BBC News on Pizzagate
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38231532Â
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985Â
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2. Which of the above sources is most credible to you and why and which is least credible and why not?
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3. What do you think is the objective for an individual, organization or government agency [foreign or domestic] to publish and promulgate a fake news stories or make false product claims
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4. What case study would you choose to illustrate this problem if you were the instructor of this class?
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