"On Twitter Fake News Has Greater Allure Than Truth Does"

PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

• A. False news stories will likely never be completely removed from Twitter as people are more interested in false news than true news

• B. By studying how false news spreads on Twitter, scientists can better understand why false news is being spread more than true news and how to prevents its distribution.

• C. While some false news stories can cause problems, a majority of false news is harmless and merely meant to entertain the public.

• D. False news stories are usually easy to spot and don’t have a large impact on a majority of the users on Twitter.

PART B: Which TWO details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• A. “Some might try to make public figures look bad or claim people did something they didn’t. Others might try to discredit scientific findings.” (Paragraph 2)

• B. “They examined about 126,000 cascades centered on any of about 2,400 news stories. Each of those original news stories had been independently confirmed as true or false.” (Paragraph 5)

• C. “These so-called web robots, or bots, are computer programs that pretend to be human. They have been designed to find and spread certain types of stories.” (Paragraph 8)

• D. “fake-news topics were more different from other tweets that users had viewed in the two months before they retweeted a story. Tweet replies to the false news stories also used more words indicating surprise. (Paragraph 11)

• E. “The study also could guide strategies for fighting the spread of fake news, says Paul Res

What is the author’s main purpose in the text?

• A. to show readers how they can identify false news online

• B. to provide evidence for how false news is spread more than true news

• C. to explore the consequences of false news being spread more than true news

• D. to encourage readers to expose false news online rather than share it

Which statement best describes the relationship between the content of news stories and how they spread?

• A. Fake news stories that closely resemble real news stories spread more quickly than wild or exciting stories

• B. True news stories are usually more advanced and difficult to understand and are therefore shared less often.

• C. True news stories often include repeated content that no longer interests users and are therefore not spread.

• D. Fake news stories usually contain more exciting tales that appeal to users and are therefore spread more quickly