Fake News! Vocabulary

What is credibility?

• News outlets that both reflect and influence the opinions of a large number of people
• The use of irony, sarcasm, and/or ridicule in exposing or denouncing the actions or vices of others, particularly politicians
• The quality of being trustworthy

What is mainstream media?

• News outlets that both reflect and influence the opinions of a large number of people
• The use of irony, sarcasm, and/or ridicule in exposing or denouncing the actions or vices of others, particularly politicians
• The quality of being trustworthy

What is satire?

• News outlets that both reflect and influence the opinions of a large number of people
• The use of irony, sarcasm, and/or ridicule in exposing or denouncing the actions or vices of others, particularly politicians
• The quality of being trustworthy

What is bias?

• Machine learning technology that manipulates or fabricates audio and/or video recordings to show people doing or saying things that they never did or said
• A tendency or opinion for or against a particular thing, often based on prejudice
• Material that was created later by someone who did not experience first hand or participate in an event or condition

What is a deep fake?

• Machine learning technology that manipulates or fabricates audio and/or video recordings to show people doing or saying things that they never did or said
• A tendency or opinion for or against a particular thing, often based on prejudice
• Material that was created later by someone who did not experience first hand or participate in an event or condition

What is a secondary source?

• Machine learning technology that manipulates or fabricates audio and/or video recordings to show people doing or saying things that they never did or said
• A tendency or opinion for or against a particular thing, often based on prejudice
• Material that was created later by someone who did not experience first hand or participate in an event or condition

What is clickbait?

• Online material created to draw traffic to a website rather than inform an audience
• The state of being impartial, of not supporting either side, or keeping your opinion to yourself.
• A media outlet that spreads information that is significantly different from mainstream views.

What is a fringe source?

• Online material created to draw traffic to a website rather than inform an audience
• The state of being impartial, of not supporting either side, or keeping your opinion to yourself.
• A media outlet that spreads information that is significantly different from mainstream views.

What is neutrality?

• Online material created to draw traffic to a website rather than inform an audience
• The state of being impartial, of not supporting either side, or keeping your opinion to yourself.
• A media outlet that spreads information that is significantly different from mainstream views.

What is sponsored content?

• Content (i.e., articles) that look like the format of the site but are actually marketing materials
• The process of assessing the accuracy or validity of something
• A goal to be achieved in influencing the audience, often referred to as a hidden agenda