How to spot fake news

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

• Clickbait

• WikiLeaks

• Fake News

• All of the above

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pick two clues for identifying fake news.

• Strange URL

• Out of date

• Perfect grammar

Propaganda

• found on all online news sources
• Information used to promote a particular point of view, often biased or misleading.
  
• information on a website that is credible
• none of the above