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The Truth About
E-Mail Hoaxes
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Friday, October 6, 2006

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10:30 a.m.

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LIB C510 (Center for Teaching and Learning)

CSUDH faculty, students, and staff are welcome at this free seminar.

Wait till you see the fabulous door prizes.

Presented by Caroline Bordinaro, MLIS,
Information Literacy Coordinator, CSU Dominguez Hills Library

This workshop will cover the following topics:
+ A brief history of e-mail hoaxes and where they come from
+ What is an e-mail hoax and how do you spot one?
+ Explore and deconstruct the more popular hoaxes
+ Debunking sites and other ways to stop hoaxes in their tracks
+ How to become an Informed Forwarder

Attendees are requested to bring examples of favorite hoaxes, or messages they would like to have checked out.