Fake News and Social Media

Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source

• Clickbait

• WikiLeaks

• Fake News

• All of the above

What is the best way to prevent fake news from spreading?

• File a law suit against the writers

• Learn how to identify it and avoid reposting it

• Read it all and write your own stories setting the facts straight

• All of the above

How can you identify fake news? Check all that apply.

• Get a second opinion from a credible news source with verifiable sources

• Check the date of the article

• Confirm information at a fact-checking site

• Check headlines of other stories from the same site

• Check to see if there are advertisements on the page

Major news outlets always report stories fairly and without bias.

• True

• False

What are Google and Facebook doing to try to stop the spread of fake news?

• Banning suspicious sites

• Asking people to report fake news

• Both answers are correct

• Neither answer is correct

Which 2 of these could be signs that someone is lying?

• Relaxed body posture

• Covering eyes or mouth while talking

• A lot of detail in what they say

• Sitting very still/tense

Fake news can be dangerous because...

• it can make people afraid

• it can affect how people vote

• it can make you buy things you don't need

• people can make important decisions based on it

Anti-Social lies can .....

• help us deal with day to day life

• destroy our trust

• very quickly get out of control

• isolate us from our social groups

Pro-social lies are also known as

On average we lie 2.92 times every ....

• 10 minutes

• hour

• day

• 30 minutes