Fake News Vocabulary

A judgement based on what can be seen and proven

• Objectivity

• Penchant

• Censorship

• Distortion

Fake news is _____ _______ that is spread deliberately to try to deceive people

• Dumb Information

• False Information

• Serious Information

• True Information

"Click here to retrieve your free iPad!" would be an example of....

• Biased News

• Rumor

• Clickbait

• Unreliable Information

If we can't trust something, we say that it's...

• Scary

• Reliable

• Popular

• Unreliable

______ is a story passed on without proof that it's true.

• Biased News

• A Rumor

• Satire

• A Deepfake

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.8

What is a possible reliable source?

• Wikipedia
• Student/Fellow Peers
• Encyclopedia 
• Social Media

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

Vending machines are more deadly than terrorist attacks committed by refugees.

• True
• False

circumstances or background surrounding a topic, idea or event

• perspective
• context
• credible
• discern