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Here are a few recent articles dealing with critical thinking and fact-checking.

First, here is a way to use short sayings in your target language as a launch point for student discussion and critical thinking: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/jump-start-critical-thinking-with-aphorism-ben-johnson

In this article, “Teaching Why Facts Still Matter,” American history, government, and journalism teacher David Cutler presents strategies for motivating students to pursue true information: https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-why-facts-still-matter-david-cutler

Here are 8 strategies to improve fact-checking skills: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/8-ways-to-hone-your-fact-checking-skills/

Buster Benson discusses cognitive bias and presents a graphic that can help people to recognize cognitive biases: https://betterhumans.coach.me/cognitive-bias-cheat-sheet-55a472476b18#.c6uffnoks

Education Week has a recent article, “Four Ideas for Approaching Political Conversations with Students,” at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2017/02/four_ideas_for_talking_about_politics_with_students.html

Here’s a recent NPR feature, “5 Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News”: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/16/514364210/5-ways-teachers-are-fighting-fake-news

Writing for the New York Times, Larry Ferlazzo is publishing news-literacy lesson plans: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/learning/lesson-plans/ideas-for-ells-finding-reliable-sources-in-a-world-of-fake-news.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0