Fake News Friday - April 12 2024

Fake News Friday
April 12, 2024

Multiple Choice

Is it true that OJ Simpson died of cancer two days ago?

• Yes, this is real news

• No, this is fake news

• Who is OJ Simpson?

NFL community reacts after OJ Simpson, 76, dies following cancer battle | Fox News

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Multiple Choice

What is OJ Simpson best known for according to the Fox News article?

• His career as an NFL player

• His role as a movie star

• The trial and eventual acquittal in the 1994 killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman

• His arrest in 2007 for his involvement in a burglary

Multiple Select

What are some "red flags" which may mean that a post on the internet is mis information?
(select all that apply)

• "the media won't report this"

• "Make this go viral"

• Screenshots of articles or images without a link to the source

• "Do your own research"

Multiple Choice

Is it true that Joe Biden proclaimed March 31, 2024 to be Transgender Visibility Day?

• Yes, this is real news

• No, this is fake news

Multiple Choice

Why were some people upset that the White House decided to recognize Transgender Visibility Day on March 31st?

• Because they believe this day should be celebrated everyday not just once a year

• Because March 31, 2024 was Easter Sunday

• People believed that this was a campaign stunt

• Most people celebrated Biden's decision

Multiple Select

Please select all of the statements that are TRUE

• Biden tried to replace Easter with Transgender Day

• Biden did not try to say that people should not celebrate Easter

• Transgender visibility day has been celebrated since 2009 and each year it is on March 31

• Biden created Transgender visibility Day and decided it should always be celebrated on Easter Sunday