How False News Can Spread

The speed which media is spread has increased in recent times.

• True

• False

What makes circular reporting 'circular'?

• It is round and symmetrical
• It has neither a beginning nor an end
• Sources become validated by themselves in a logical loop
• it is uniformly consistent in its reporting

Which of the following has directly contributed to an increase of circular reporting?

• The speed of the news cycle
• The ability for anyone to write, edit and publish on the Internet
• Increased accessibility to the Internet
• All of these 

Why might the anti-vaccer movement be considered a product of circular reporting?

• It is based on misinformation
• The body of literature and information supporting the theory can all be traced to one, initial, discredited source
• As a movement, it has enough momentum to be considered a serious problem
• Because the media has reported on the anti-vaccine movement

Before the 20th century, when it took longer to publish writing, it was more accurate.

• True
• False

This is an example of circular reporting: When a source intentionally provides false information to a writer

• True
• False

Select the reasons the video suggests that people share fake news?

• They have a desire for QUICK answers.

• The have a crush on the person who shared it first.

• They do NOT have a desire to make sure the information is valid.

• It is hard to detect that it should be debunked.

Select ALL the ways that you can carefully evaluate a source of a piece of news in order to get to the truth:

• Avoid sensationalist media

• Search for criticisms of suspicious information

• Share it on Twitter to get feedback from your friends

• Trace the article back to find its original source