Fake News

Match

Match the following

• Pretend

• Exciting

• Spread

• Especially

• Researchers

To act like something you are not.

Making you feel happy and interested.

To move from one place to many places.

More than other things.

People who study things to find out new

• To act like something you are not.

• Making you feel happy and interested.

• To move from one place to many places.

• More than other things.

• People who study things to find out new

Multiple Choice

Why might we believe a fake news story that makes someone we don't like look bad?

• We want to believe things that fit what we already think.

• We like to share funny stories.

• We want to make money.

• We want to trick people.

Multiple Choice

Why is it hard to tell if something is real news or fake news?

• Fake news can be about lots of things.

• Fake news stories often have exciting headlines.

• Fake news is made to look like real news.

• Fake news can spread quickly.

Multiple Choice

What is one thing we can do to stop fake news?

• Share fake news with our friends.

• Believe everything we read online.

• Learn to be good fact-checkers.

• Make up our own fake news stories

Multiple Choice

Why is it a good idea to look for information from different places before you believe something is true?

• It's fun to read lots of different stories.

• It helps you find out if the information is real.

• It makes you sound smart.

• It helps you learn new things

Multiple Choice

 If you see a funny story about a famous singer on the internet, how can you tell if it's a joke or fake news?

• Look for the word 'joke' in the story.

• See if the story is from a real news website.

• Ask your friends if they think it's funny.

• Check if the story is from a website you trust.

Open Ended

Why do people make up fake news?

Open Ended

Why do fake news stories often have exciting headlines?

Word Cloud

What is fake news?

Open Ended

Think about how a scientist might use the scientific method to investigate a claim of fake news. How might they test the information to see if it's true?

Open Ended

Think about a time when you saw something online that seemed really exciting.  How did you decide if it was real or fake?

Open Ended

How can you be a good fact-checker when you are reading online?  What are some things you can do to make sure the information you read is true?