What is the name of the pizzagate shooter

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Practice Homework: Research & Conspiracy Theories

The goal of this homework is to give you practice navigating the two online databases we will use for Essay (CQ Researcher and Academic Search Complete) and the two news websites (NPR org and PBS org/Newshour). These are the ONLY four sources you will be allowed to use for your research, so it's important to understand how to use them.

There are videos in this module that demonstrate searching with these databases. I strongly recommend watching the videos before you begin this homework. There are correct and incorrect answers to these questions.

For the first two searches, you will need to go to the library's online databases. You can navigate there from the library's website.

NPR org and PBS org/Newshour are websites, note databases. You do not need a login for either of them.

If you're accessing from off campus, you'll need to log in with your BPCC username and password that you use to log into the computers or your BPCC email.

I. In CQ Researcher, find an article that deals with conspiracy theories. When you search, select the article that was published in 2018.

1. According to the article, are conspiracy theories more prevalent today than 100 years ago? What do researchers says is "new?"

2. According to the article, what are four "characteristics of those who formulate or embrace conspiracy theories"? Copy and paste them here:

3. On what page did you find this information? (How do you find page numbers in a CQ Researcher article?)

4. Finally, copy and paste the MLA citation for this article: (Note: This is NOT the URL. Look for the "Cite Now" link.)

II. In Academic Search Complete, find a Time.com article about the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory. Be sure to select the correct article; there is only one from Time.com. One way to do this is to search "pizzagate" in the first search box and "Time.com" in the second search box.

1. What is the name of the Pizzagate shooter?

2. Is this article available as a PDF?

3. How long is the article?

4. Finally, copy and paste the MLA citation for this article: (Note: Look for the "Cite" link at the right-hand side of the page.)

III. Go to NPR org and find an article about the Georgia monument that was destroyed, possibly because of people acting on conspiracy theories. A search for "conspiracy theories" should bring it up.

1. If you wanted to listen to this story instead of reading it, how long would it take?

2. When was this article published?

3. What was the name of the monument that was destroyed?

4. The monument was also called "America's ______________."

5. NPR org doesn't provide MLA citations for us, so copy and paste the URL for the article here: (We'll learn soon how to create our own MLA citation for articles like this!)

IV. Go to PBS org/newshour and find an article about about "how new technologies could accelerate the spread of conspiracy theories."

1. There are three contributors credited for this article. Name all three.

2. If you wanted to watch the video version of this story, how long would it take?

3. There is a one-sentence quote from Laurie Segall, CEO at Dot DotDot Media, about what Web 3 is. Copy and paste that explanation here:

4. Again, PBS org/Newshour doesn't provide MLA citations, so copy and paste the URL to the article here:

V. After reading overall of these articles, in your own words, what is a conspiracy theory?

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