How to Spot Fake News

TRUE or FALSE?

Bogus stories can reach more people faster than before because of social media.

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• TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE?

A lot of these viral claims aren’t news at all, they’re fiction intended to fool readers into thinking they’re real

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What is one strategy to shield yourself from fake news:

• Decide by looking at the headline

• Identify the source- is it reliable?

• Do you agree with it?

If a provocative headline draws your attention

• pass it along

• trust it- if it is interesting, I can believe it

• read further to decide whether it is trustworthy before passing it along

Which strategy would help to protect you from fake news?

• If there is no author, trust it because it’s probably real

• Look for the author. Investigate: is this person real?

TRUE or FALSE: sometimes fake news takes something real and changes the date or makes it seem more recent

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TRUE or FALSE?

Sometimes fake news takes something real and changes the title to be misleading

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Satire means

• meant to be funny

• disturbing

• none of the above

Some fake news

• can make money with clicks (clickbait)

• is meant to amuse people

• sounds real

• all of the above

Confirmation bias is

• when people are more likely to believe news that confirms their beliefs

• when people discount information that doesn’t confirm their beliefs

• another way of saying it is you’re more likely to believe something you agree with

• all of the above