Fake News

Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source

• Clickbait

• WikiLeaks

• Fake News

• All of the above

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What is true of fake news? Check all that apply.

• has bogus, sensationalized stories

• has provocative headlines

• asks viewer to click a link

• shows secret government documents

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What are some possible results of fake news? Check all that apply.

• embarrassment and strain on international relations

• misinformed people

• confusion and/or panic

• inability to discuss facts surrounding current events

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What are the reasons for fake news? Choose the 2 best answers.

• To earn revenue

• To embarrass public figures

• To fulfill a social agenda

• To expose government secrets

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What is the best way to prevent fake news from spreading?

• File a law suit against the writers

• Learn how to identify it and avoid reposting it

• Read it all and write your own stories setting the facts straight

• All of the above

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How can you identify fake news? Check all that apply.

• Get a second opinion from a credible news source with verifiable sources

• Check the date of the article

• Confirm information at a fact-checking site

• Check headlines of other stories from the same site

• Check to see if there are advertisements on the page

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A 2016 Stanford study found that more than 80% of middle school students could not do what?

• recognize bias in a Tweet

• recognize that sponsored content was not real news

• recognize a fake photograph

• all of the above

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How is a person's appearance in an advertisement sometimes enhanced to give a "better than reality" impression to viewers? Check all that apply.

• By using professional hair stylists and cosmetologists

• By using better than average-looking people

• By photo editing

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A 2016 Stanford study found that over 80% of high school students did what?

• accepted photographs as factual without verifying them

• thought that sponsored content was real news

• did not identify an activist group as a biased source of data

• re-posted stories on social media without reading the article

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In a 2016 Stanford study, over two-thirds of college students failed to recognize what?

• a fake photo

• political bias in a Tweet

• sponsored content

• none of the above

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