Fake News

Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Able to be believed.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

Sources that use humor, irony, exaggeration, ridicule, and false information to comment on current events.  

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

• Real
• Fake
• Satire
• Click bait

Why is fake news a problem?

• The public is getting misinformation
• Most people who see fake news believe it's actual news
• Fake news often looks like real news
• all of the above

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CCSS.L.8.6

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How can you verify a report you suspect is fake?

• Ignore it
• Ask your friend their opinion
• Research the source/author/facts/date
• Share it anyway

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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Satire websites are making fun of real news.

• True
• False

If a source comes from a .org or .net, it is a better site than a .com.

• True
• False
• Mostly True
• Mostly False

Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True
• False