DIA DE PREPA QUESTIONS

FAKE NEWS

HIGHSCHOOL WORKSHOP: CRITICAL THINKING

​Johana Gonzalez

Multiple Choice

Fake news characteristics

• Always sensational, spread on the Internet only, not real stories

• Often sensational, not real, spread as a joke, for money or political reasons

• Stories, jokes, information told online for financial purposes

• News which is not true, told by journalists and copied by million other users

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Real news characteristics

• makes strong emotions

• presents facts

• is all about manipulation

• informs

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When people spread false information because they simply don't know, but they don't want to hurt anybody, they spread...

• uninformation

• disinformation

• iminformation

• misinformation

Multiple Choice

Who spreads fake news and is a doctor, professor or a hospital worker but they either do not exist or their words are misused?

• scammer

• insider

• conspiracy theorist

• politician

Multiple Choice

Misinformation is...

• incorrect or misleading information spreaded undeliberately

• is false information deliberately spread to deceive people.

• Information that misses someone from the regular situation.

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Disinformation is...

• incorrect or misleading information spreaded undeliberately

• is false information deliberately spread to deceive people.

• Information that misses someone from the regular situation.

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Which can be steps that help you spot fake news?

• CHECK THE STORY AND SOURCE BEFORE REACTING TO A HEADLINE

• KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIASED AND FALSE

• ASK THE PEOP´LE IN YOUR SURROUNDINGS

• IF A FAMILY MEMBER SENT IT, IS ALWAYS TRUE

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Why does it matter to check whatever I share?

• Because I can be misinforming or disinforming others

• Because is a grade in my test

• It doesn't really matter because I'm young

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Which are the common sites where I could find fake news?

• Twitter

• Google, Facebook, Whatsapp, instagram, Twitter

• It can be any website and also the news