Digital Citizenship Vocabulary

A method of determining online credibility of a source in which you open multiple tabs to search for other information to validate the site's claims is called

(a)  

• lateral reading
• disinformation
• misinformation
• corroboration

Answer explanation

Lateral reading! Get those tabs open and track down the truth or the lie.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8

False information that is spread with the intent to deceive is called ​ (a)   ​

• disinformation
• misinformation
• corroboration
• lateral reading

Answer explanation

Disinformation--think of it as someone trying to diss you by purposely making you look like a fool.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8

False information that is spread, regardless of intent to mislead is called​ (a)  

• misinformation
• disinformation
• corroboration
• lateral reading

Answer explanation

Misinformation isn't purposeful.

It's more of a hit and miss.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8

​ ​ (a)   is when you have additional source(s) that confirm or support the claims of a news story, article, or piece of information.

• Corroboration
• Lateral reading
• Misinformation
• Disinformation

Answer explanation

Corroboration contains "co" which means two or more/group...like company and cooperate.

Corroboration means multiple sources have the same information.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.8