Course description

Finding information online involves choices made by people and by software. A feed may rank material according to predicted interest. A search engine may order results through many signals. An AI assistant may produce a fluent answer whose sources still need checking. This course explains those differences without assuming that every system works the same way. It examines personalization, search results, generated answers, and popularity signals. The practical aim is to separate visibility from evidence and to choose a checking method that fits the way the information reached you.

Topics covered

• How feeds select a view of the world
• Reading search results carefully
• Using AI answers with appropriate checks
• What likes, shares, and account activity tell you
• media literacy
• Beginner

Prerequisites and next steps

This course belongs to Media Literacy. Start with the first step, then work through each level in order before moving back to the path.