Fighting Fake News

"Fake News" is....

• Information people don't like

• Misinformation

• Regular News

• The New York Times

A "bot" in this article is similar to...

• Real accounts on social media

• Real people in real life

• Donald Trump and his family

• Fake social media users

How do most teenagers receive their news according to this article?

• Intangible resources (internet, social media, etc.)

• Physical resources (people they know, tangible newspapers, etc.)

True Or False: Major social media companies effectively manage fake social media accounts to stop the spread of fake news.

• True

• False

True or False: Fake news has no serious impact on the real world because it's all online.

• True

• False

Because companies make money from people clicking on their stuff, this means they are motivated to publish...

• Real news that is authentic but sometimes boring

• Salacious (crazy) things that people want to read

• The facts with no opinions

We can stop the spread of fake news by....

• Carefully considering what sources we share

• Pointing out when things seem fake online

• Not using social media as much as possible

• All of these

Finish this sentence according to the article: The more we read something....

• The more likely we are to believe it

• The less likely we are to believe it

• The more likely we are to ignore it

• None of these