Fake News Friday - Sept. 23

Multiple Choice

Is it true that a jersey that Michael Jordan wore in 1998 just sold at an auction for $10.1 million dollars?

• Yes, this is real news

• No, this is fake news

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Multiple Choice

True or False: The $10.1 million dollars paid for the jersey of Michael Jordan set a new record for a piece of game worn sports memorabilia

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Is this a genuine headline from CNN?

• Yes, this is a real news story

• No, this is a fake CNN headline

• This is an Opinion piece by CNN

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Was this infographic ("What Will Our Diets Look like in 2030?") created by the World Economic Forum (WEF)?

• Yes, this is a genuine infographic created by the World Economic Forum

• No, this infographic is fake and was NOT created by the WEF

​Fake News Friday Takeaway

Satirical content online is often mistaken as genuine — and in some cases, can ignite harmful conspiracy theories. Fact-checkers from USA Today found that this bogus infographic was likely created with humorous intent as it contained unreasonable and obviously false assertions, but it also connects to long-standing conspiratorial ideas about a "global agenda" to deliberately create food shortages.

Source: The Sift from the News Literacy Project