Real News or Fake News?

Choose the definition of the word Credible.

• Food you're able to eat

• A brand of basketball shoe

• Able to be believed; trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the curiosity gap?

• The desire every person has to figure out

  missing information

• The space between your thumb and index finger

• An xBox game that requires you to find missing characters

What is clickbait?

• A special fishing lure that clicks when you catch a fish

• An image or headline that tries to get you to click on it, usually for advertising purposes

What is an editorial?

• Websites or articles that are meant to be funny by making fun of a subject

• Articles or blogs that are meant to persuade the reader of the author's opinion and which may include bias

• Articles that are meant to fool the reader into believing something that isn't true by trying to be as realistic as possible

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is satire?

• Websites or articles that are meant to be funny by making fun of a subject

• Articles or blogs that are meant to persuade the reader of the author's opinion and which may include bias

• Articles that are meant to fool the reader into believing something that isn't true by trying to be as realistic as possible

What are hoaxes?

• Articles or blogs that are meant to persuade the reader of the author's opinion and which may include bias

• Articles that are meant to fool the reader into believing something that isn't true by trying to be as realistic as possible

• Websites or articles that are meant to be funny by making fun of a subject

If you find more news organizations covering the same topic, you have found______________________.

• Satire

• An editorial

• Corroboration

Pick two clues for identifying fake news.

• Strange URL

• Out of date

• Perfect grammar

Pick two clues that indicate the article in NOT fake news.

• Perfect grammar and spelling

• Out of Date

• Strange URL

• Many additional news sources available on the Internet

Fake, Questionable or Credible News? Clue: "Information is very surprising—even unbelievable."

• Fake News

• Questionable News

• Credible News