Fake News Friday - October 7, 2022

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Multiple Choice

Is the video showing a car evading police by driving under a moving semi-trailer truck a real video?

• Yes, this is a real video

• No, this is a fake video

• This footage is genuine and was captured for an upcoming action movie

This video of a sports car evading police by sliding under a semitrailer appears to show a real-life version of a fantasy that has been playing out in blockbuster movies for decades, but this viral video is even less realistic than those movie stunts. The YouTube user who created this video explained in 2019 that computer animation software was used to add a sports car, truck and police vehicle to a genuine video of a highway.

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Source: News Literacy Project

Fake News Friday Lesson

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Multiple Choice

Is the video of an elephant seal crawling through a town in Chile a genuine video?

• Yes, this is a real video

• No, this video is fake

Watch this video

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Multiple Choice

Is this a real video?

• Yes, this video is real

• No, this video was edited to look real, but it is not a genuine video