#crashcourse

I use two programs mainly! Photopea for gifs and psds && ibis paint X for making my edits!

CRASHCOURSE(?):

okay so idk rlly how to ‘crashcourse’ ibis paint x since it’s rlly easy to use but here’s the basics uu rlly need to know for editing in that app.

It only lets you add one image at a time. unlike other websites/apps that allow uu to import multiple photos at a time, ibis paint only allows u to import one! With this is mind you want to be careful on what you click cuz if you click the wrong thing it takes up more time!!

GIFS DO NOT WORK!! I repeat, GIFs do NOT work!! Trust me, I failed miserably trying to add GIFs into the app the first time I used it. Do not try to do it, it’s very time consuming! Unless you’d rather figure it out, then be my guest!

you may see edits all over with nice gradient patterns and think “wow, that looks great I wanna try that”. It is, but you’ll need the apps premium purchase which is a monthly pay thing. BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION. You can use the clipping button and put a color in. After that you can mess around with the opacity and blending mode of the color! example:

Then you’ll be left with a beautiful product like this:

How To Decide Faster (Because Netflix Can’t Pick The Movie For You)

We humans love wasting hours deciding between:

Should I eat pizza or salad?

Should I scroll Instagram or pretend to be productive?

Should I finally start gym or just buy the shoes?

Here’s the cheat code to stop overthinking:

Limit your options – less choice = less brain meltdown.

Draw a line between “genius idea” and “what was I thinking?”

Gut feeling – if your tummy says no, it’s probably right.

Time = Money – every minute spent deciding could’ve been a nap.

Decisiveness grows – it’s like biceps, use it or lose it.

Indecision kills – usually dreams, sometimes dinner plans.

So the next time you’re stuck deciding between chai or coffee… just remember: chai always wins.

Yes here you go:

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Updated: June 8th 2026

The Basics

Get answers to the first questions you might have: What is media literacy? Why should I care? How does it affect me and others? Is there even anything I can still learn if I feel pretty internet-savvy? And more.

Websites/Tools

Get a more in-depth look at certain aspects of media literacy and learn about and apply media literacy skills. (alphabetical order)

Casey Fiesler

The Conspiracy Chart

Harvard Misinformation Review

Indicator

The Media Bias Chart

Media Literacy Now

MediaSmarts

MediaWise (by Poynter)

National Association for Media Literacy Education

News Literacy Project

Poynter

Quote Investigator

Reuters Fact Check

Snopes

Articles

See what experts have to say.

Interactive Learning Tools

This can help you learn about media literacy in a more hands-on way. (alphabetical order)

Critical Thinking Project

News Lit Quiz

Books

In-depth analysis and guides to strengthen your skills in fact checking and media literacy

Verification Handbook: A definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage by Craig Silverman, editor

(the predecessor Verification Handbook: For Disinformation And Media Manipulation by Craig Silverman, editor)

Social Media

Following these accounts can help sharpen your media literacy skills and you don't even have to do much because it will just pop up in your feeds! Follow, like, comment, retweet, etc. to help spread the word. (alphabetical order)

Bluesky

I am not personally on bluesky so this list is primarily accounts (previously) listed under twitter who moved their activity.

Abbie Richards

Hank Green

Snopes

Instagram

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

PolitiFact

TikTok

I have personally left tiktok so this list will not be expanded upon, however I will keep checking the accounts and keep them listed as long as I still consider them trustworthy.

Abbie Richards

Adam Conover

Aslan Pahari

Astro Alexandra

babs_zone

Hank Green

MediaWise

PolitiFact

Professor Casey

Tumblr

@is-the-post-reliable

Twitter

I have personally left twitter so this list will not be expanded upon, however I will keep checking the accounts and keep them listed as long as I still consider them trustworthy.

AFP Fact Check

Fact-Checking Network

Media Literacy Now

MediaWise

PolitiFact

YouTube

hankschannel

MediaSmarts

MediaWise

PolitiFact

Bonus

My media literacy tag