MisInformation PreAssessment

Common types/examples of fake news are

• twisted facts

• fake quotes by real people

• conspiracy theories

• social media posts

In relation to disinformation, a bot is

• a computer generated account that can post & interact with others

• an acronym to communicate to others to "focus"

• a computer generated search engine for hoaxes

• a machine designed "robot"

An outrageous, crazy exaggeration used for effect and not meant to be taken seriously

• hoax

• false claim

• cherry pick

• hyperbole

Taking complex information and breaking it down to the point that it is no longer accurate

• oversimplify

• hyperbole

• skepticism

• triangulate

select misleading details from complex studies and reports that support a certain position

• convey a neutral stance

• oversimplify

• fact checking

• cherry pick

when a reader questions information they agree with and accepts accurate information they may disagree with

• healthy skepticism

• fact checking

• cherry pick

• manipulated content

false information meant to fool, entertain or mock, but can be harmful

• hyperbole

• satire

• false content

• fabricated content

ways to combat misinformation -choose all that apply

• using common sense

• doing some fact checking

• insert into your feed to expose the misinformation

• "lateral reading" internet searches

This and the following 3 questions ask you to analyze the type of appeal or aim of the disinformation/fake news. What about this one?

• Discredit

• Trolling

• Emotion

• Conspiracy

Type of Misinformation/Fake News?

• Discredit

• Polarization

• Discredit

• Impersonation