"Fake News Invasion"

What text structure was used in writing the article?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem/Solution

• Chronological

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Considering that majority of information available online has not been verified, what do we need to have?

• fake news

• comprehension

• skepticism

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Which of the following statements can be found on the article?

• One recent study from MIT found that, on Twitter, false stories spread six times as fast as factual ones--and reach far more readers.

• Fake news websites does not attract a lot of readers so they have to produce more fake news.

• England bans video games and cell phones.

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During the American Revolution...

• Benjamin Franklin was himself guilty of spreading false stories to increase support for the war.

• Benjamin Franklin started yellow journalism.

• Benjamin Franklin encouraged the printing of shocking headlines.

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A person who is skeptical is someone ___________

• who is not easily convinced.

• who writes fake news.

• who believes fake news.

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The following solutions are stated on the article EXCEPT

• Google and Facebook have banned fake news sites from advertising on their pages.

• Lawmakers in several states have recently passed or introduced bills requiring schools to teach media literacy.

• Facebook is working with fact-checking organizations to help users identify and flag made-up articles that are posted online.

• Lawmakers are giving access to fake news detectors free of charge.

What is yellow journalism?

• The practice or reading and sharing fake news

• The practice of creating scandalous news

• The practice of researching and giving only accurate information

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Which of the following can you do to SPOT fake news? (Select TWO)

• Check the URL of the website.

• Check your source.

• Just read the headline.

• Read only the first two paragraphs.

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Fake news are created because...

(Select TWO)

• Writers want to mislead the readers.

• Writers want to earn money.

• Writers want to tell the truth because everyone is reading false information.

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According to the text, made-up articles were shared on Facebook during...

• the American Revolution.

• 2016 US presidential election.

• 1775 to 1783.

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