Learn how to quickly navigate the internet to find reliable, fact-based information  during an upcoming webinar with Stanford University professor, author and researcher Sam Wineburg.

“How to Navigate Misinformation Online with Sam Wineburg,” co-sponsored by the Helena League of Women Voters and the Lewis & Clark Library, will be broadcast at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.

Participate in the webinar by watching it on the big screen at Lewis & Clark Library or by Zoom.

“This webinar will be an introduction to the kind of strategies the most skilled users of the internet use to separate fact from fiction,” says Wineburg.

“They can often find out if something is reliable or sham in as little as 30 seconds.”

Wineburg will share easy steps to quickly find your way to factual information without getting duped by disinformation, fake websites, phony organizations and bad actors.

“It’s becoming increasingly difficult for concerned citizens to know what to believe,” he says, “and the worst thing they can do is throw their hands up and say, ‘I can’t believe anything.’” 

This is the goal of Russian disinformation, “to create a muddled citizenry because a muddled citizenry is more easy to control.”

Wineburg's presentation shares tips from his new book, Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions About What to Believe Online, co-authored with research scientist Mike Caulfield.

It’s being praised by librarians, journalists and educators and was hailed by Nobel Peace Prize winner and longtime journalist Maria Ressa, who wrote, “Verified offers clear advice on how to navigate a world of spin, trolls, and lies.”

Wineburg says he wants to help citizens use the internet as a powerful fact-checking tool, rather than as a place to become immersed in conspiracy theories.

Show up at the Lewis & Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch, to watch the webinar on the big screen OR click the registration button above to register and watch via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to you.

Wineburg’s books will be on sale at the library during the webinar.

THIS WEBINAR WILL NOT BE RECORDED.

More information available about Sam Wineburg at https://samwineburg.com/.