Evaluating Media

What is confirmation bias?

• The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
• Using humor, irony, exaggeration, ridicule, and false information to comment on current events.
• Deliberately constructing lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public
  
• Finding two more sources that support your information.

abcnews.com.co

• Real
• Fake
• Satire
• Click bait

Able to be believed.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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Deliberately constructed lies, in the form of news articles, meant to mislead the public.

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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ABCnews.com

• Real
• Fake
• Satire
• Click bait

• Real
• Fake
• Satire
• Click bait

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Sources that use humor, irony, exaggeration, ridicule, and false information to comment on current events.  

• Satire
• Fake news
• Click bait
• Credible

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Incredible! Be Amazed!

• Real
• Fake
• Satire
• Click bait

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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

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