Research Vocabulary Review

prejudice in favor of or against a person, group, or thing based on one’s personal feelings.

• bias

• confirmation bias

• partisan

• fake news

Artificially generated video in a situation or context that was never there.

• hoax

• deepfake

• fake news

• satire

Something humorous or malicious and meant to deceive or defraud.

• partisan

• fake news

• refute

• hoax

refers to the act of creating an image or argument that favors their particular interests

• manipulated media

• fake news

• public service announcement

• misinformation

The tendency to favor new information that only reinforces pre-existing beliefs or theories.

• credible source

• bias

• alternative facts

• confirmation bias

When news, stories, or hoaxes are created to misinform or deceive

• fake news

• hoax

• misinformation

• satire

Bringing attention to a problem and informing people about it. Persuading you, as the viewer, to join their cause!

• satire

• public service announcement

• deepfake

• partisan

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

• refute

• partisan

• satire

• credible source

Written by authors respected in their fields of study. These authors have cited their sources so that you can check the accuracy of them.

• credible sources

• misinformation

• fake news

• manipulated media

The sharing of inaccurate or misleading information in an unintentional way.

• partisan

• satire

• fake news

• misinformation