FACT or OPINION Quiz

A basic principle of journalism is the separation of fact and opinion and being fair and balanced in reporting multiple viewpoints.

• True

• False

When journalists inject their opinions into a story, they risk offending readers and viewers who may not want reporters telling them how to think.

• True

• False

News writers can report the opinions expressed by other people, the sources for their stories―but they must clearly attribute those opinions to the source.

• True

• False

Government is almost always wasteful and inefficient.

• Factual Statement

• Opinion Statement

Fact Check: Select the 3 names used for the Corona Virus Disease

• COVID 19

• 2019-nCoV

• SARS nCoV

• 2019 novel coronavirus