Fake News & Media Bias

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Which of the following actions would show you have a confirmation bias?
- Reading really long articles
- Clicking on article titles that reinforce what you already believe and avoiding articles that go against what you believe.
- Researching an issue in different sources to verify the information is correct.

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Clicking on article titles that reinforce what you already believe and avoiding articles that go against what you believe.

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What are limitations in our thinking caused by perceiving information through our personal experiences called?

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Cognitive Bias

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Susan does NOT believe that global warming is real. When she browses her social media feed, which news story would her confirmation bias make her more likely to read/believe? Options: Global Warming: The End of the World is Coming!, Is Global Warming real? Hear from both sides., Scientists Declare Global Warming a Hoax

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Scientists Declare Global Warming a Hoax

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What is lateral reading?

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Opening up another tab to try to verify information you just read on a different site.

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An image or headline that tries to get you to click on it, usually for advertising is known as...

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Clickbait