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Field Guide to Research Week of 9-28-22

The article I chose is Pastor in Viral Selfie Meme Says He Didn't Know He Was Trending until His Daughter Informed Him. I first looked up on Google: "sites: pastor in viral selfie meme fake news" because I thought I could get the original meme or the photo with the exact wording that the guy said for his caption, but I had no luck. I found three other sources, and all the articles had different dates https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/452456-pastor-viral-meme-says-he-didnt-know-until-daughter-showed-him/ had the date July 22, 2022 https://www.legit.ng/people/1467412-pastor-viral-selfie-meme-says-he-didnt-know-he-was-trending-daughter-informed-him/ The first one had the date April 27, 2022, and the last one is https://ke.opera.news/ke/en/religion/2e2291947f4d2d0bf0507838732837d7. Five months ago, meaning May 6, 2022. Did I find three articles with various dates, so which is ultimately the right article to go off? On the website, Ke.opera goes back to the first article I found and has the same Tuko website I went to earlier with the same piece. I want to note that we must go to the Turko website, which is not unique because, to reiterate, it has the same story. The viral story is not something to get too excited over since the family would not like to have any more media attention, which I understand. I would not want a loved one on the internet because "Pastor Nzau wasn't happy, and his family and the entire PEFA church community are disappointed to see their pastor's face photo trending for the wrong reasons." I would not say it is harsh to a particular religion, but it bothers them, and I have no right to have it go another way. I am stuck in the fact-checking journey. I checked for previous work, including three articles. The original story is the first article; other people have said it is the original one because no one wants their pastor's face on something for the internet to see. The only difference is that the other two are not the original, as they were released later. The first site had a lot of advertisements, so I believe it is the original, and the other article referred back to the first one as "read more about it."

https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/452456-pastor-viral-meme-says-he-didnt-know-until-daughter-showed-him/

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Reading Laterally (Week of 9-21-22)

About a couple of days ago, an influencer/content creator or blogger, as she calls herself, dived into fall fashion and included her life to influence people to have a good fashion sense. The blogger's name is Sonali Prabhu. She is located in Austin, Texas, and prides herself on her unique Amazon fashion pieces. I am guilty of mindlessly scrolling through TikTok and sending them to my boyfriend. TikTok is a valuable way of scrolling past the time. Her Amazon storefront helps a ton, too. She encourages her followers to go to her Amazon storefront for the best finds and as a way to be a micro-influencer. She not only follows the ever-changing trends on this app but does her makeup and even filmed her dinner party with a brand that collaborated with her. Sonali was pretty ecstatic to be doing this. On TikTok, she is known as @so_narly, and when I looked on Instagram at her name, it came up as the same username from TikTok. I dug further by going to Google to find my way around because even though she seems like the same person and her posts coincide with the posts on TikTok, I wanted to see if she has any background in being a fashion designer or has a good sense of style. The first website is her Instagram page. https://www.instagram.com/so_narly/?hl=en The second is her website, where she talks about her major and where she goes to school. Her age is a little off since she is 25, but current updates, such as photos of her recent dinner party, are accurate enough to believe she is the same person. "I am 21 years old, and I am currently a senior majoring in Radio/ Television at The University of Central Florida. I started blogging in early March 2015. Even though there are still many things to learn about the "blogging world," I'm ready to take them on! I began social media presence when I created my first Youtube video in 2013. I have always had a passion for fashion and makeup. However, after receiving many comments about my outfits and beauty routine on my Instagram and Twitter– I decided to help others through Youtube videos! I soon realized that everyone has different platforms they prefer, either videos or textual content, so I decided to start blogging about what I love!" https://sonarlylife.com/about/  Sonali Prabhu is a great human being and has beautiful work with all her photography skills. The third link is her LinkedIn, stating she is a college graduate from the University of Central Florida and currently lives in Austin, Texas. Prabhu is also a content creator at Landmark Properties, Inc. She is very creative in video, photography, and graphics. Even though she does not have a fashion education, she is dedicated to content creation, videography, photography, and freelancing photography, all of which give her great qualities to do great things. Though she does not have a degree in fashion, I do not believe anything less of what she promotes on her TikTok, though she does more videography because of her degree, as it comes naturally to her. I would have appreciated her going to a fashion designer school, but she does have other creative outlets.  

https://sonaliproductions.com/about/ 

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Week 2 Going Upstream for 9-14-22

https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/pic-of-leonardo-dicaprio-and-gigi-hadid-goes-viral-amid-dating-rumours-3350816

While scrolling through my Facebook feed on Friday, September 16, I saw that former Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and supermodel Gigi Hadid were seen together. At first, I thought it was a scandal to throw unwanted attention at DiCaprio since it has been a while (well, as least I have not seen him in any movie/television show recently). Someone took photos of the two together, one in front of the other, leaning over to talk into the other's ear. When I clicked on the picture, I was brought to a link called: https://celebjabber.com/gigi-hadid-hit-the-nyfw-runway-amid-rumors-of-dating-leonardo-dicaprio/. I had to find the same image from my phone to the same Facebook link to be able to do this assignment correctly, and I was excited when I did. At first, I could not get a google search and ended up manually typing in "Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid Viral Dating Rumors," and only these two sites came up. I finally got my google image to work and proceeded to right-click on the mouse and press "google search image." It brought me to another website: https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/pic-of-leonardo-dicaprio-and-gigi-hadid-goes-viral-amid-dating-rumours-3350816. When I scrolled down to on NDTV's website I noticed "See the viral photo here" and at the bottom of the image is "Image tweeted by @dailyleodicapri" and "Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio pictured together. (courtesy:dailyleodicapri)" After going to two more different websites: https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/entertainment-news-leonardo-dicaprio-and-gigi-hadids-cozy-picture-goes-viral-amid-dating-rumours-4217296.html https://www.hotnewsupdates.com/leonardo-dicaprio-parties-with-pals-after-gigi-hadid-hang/ Both articles note that the viral photo comes from the Twitter account: @dailyleodicapri. I was having difficulty with this because I did not initially trust this account, but I felt a little more relaxed when two other articles included the Twitter handle.

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First Assignment for Week 1 (9-7-22)

The article I found is about Joe Biden, the current president of the United States. It is on Yahoo News, and I was skeptical of what the website might say. The President admitted a little help from Republicans, but not a lot, enough to get it passed; the information is about republicans' promoting the new bridges and roads being built using resources from the bill. More Republicans are taking credit for that bill than those who voted for it. The legislation plans to build on climate change legislation by reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2023, aiming to reduce inflation. I followed the textbook link. I looked at Snopes to see if the administration is legitimate in what they are releasing to the press(news) or not. I'm not usually political, but I believed it would be a better choice than another article. I found that Snopes was not helpful and showed two years' worth of old news, but when I went to PolitiFact, it showed more information, which is why I was happy. I found more information regarding the statement, which made me feel better. From there, I could double-check other arrangements, meaning this is not the first thing President Biden has put out. The Washington Post has confirmed this is something in the works with President Biden. Now, three of four are fact-checked: check for previous work, go upstream of the source, and read laterally. I tried to better understand the article, but it seemed pretty impossible as I said that I did not understand politics.

Biden on GOP touting projects they didn’t back: ‘They ain’t got no shame’

President Biden on Thursday slammed Republicans for what he called taking credit for legislation that they opposed during an appearance at t