Fake News

Why was the term “fake news” banned in official documents by the British Government?

• It is offensive.

• It is too informal.

• It is poorly defined and misleading.

• It is too political.

The news we encounter today might come from:

• qualified journalists.

• people trying to go viral.

• groups deliberately spreading false information.

• all of the above.

Fake news stories can be misleading without being completely untrue.

• True

• False

Images and quotes can be used out of context to make a biased story appear to be true.

• True

• False

What characterizes an established media outlet that supplies reliable news?

• Physical offices

• Tax records

• Professional journalists

• All of the above

One way to make false information seem ​ (a)   ​ ​is to ​​ (b)   certain words and phrases and then to reiterate them in different ​ ​ (c)   ​ of the story on different ​ ​ (d)   media platform.

• sources
• fake
• newspaper
• public
• interesting

According to the video, a ______ _________, is someone who accepts supposed facts without further investigation.

Which of these domain extensions is most likely to contain fake news content?

• .gov

• .edu

• .co

• .org

Fake news websites can give themselves away by the language they use. Look out for ​ ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   .

• incorrect spelling
• grammar mistakes
• sections in all capitals
• weird words
• formal grammar

A journalist’s credentials do not need to be checked; if someone has written an article, then he or she is a professional journalist.

• True

• False