Fake News and Media Bias

What does the term "bias" mean?

• When you treat something or someone fairly because of previous ideas or stereotypes

• When you have a neutral and objective opinion about something or someone

• When you like or dislike something or someone fairly, without any prior ideas

• When you like or dislike something or someone unfairly, often because of existing ideas or stereotypes

Answer explanation

Remember: Bias is when you like or dislike something or someone unfairly, often because of preconceived ideas or stereotypes. It can make you treat things or people unfairly because you're not being objective.

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True or False/Fact of Cap

Implicit bias means we have hidden biases that make us treat some people unfairly without even knowing it, based on things like their race or gender. It's when our brains make unfair decisions automatically, even if we don't want to.

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Answer explanation

Remember: "implicit (imply)" means something that's not obvious or hidden.

"Bias" means having a one-sided or unfair preference for something or someone, which can lead to unfair decisions or actions.

(For example, Imagine you're a soccer referee, and your best friend's child is playing in one of the teams. You might unconsciously prefer that team to win, and this could make you referee the game unfairly by making decisions that favor your friend's child's team. This is an example of bias because it's an unfair preference affecting your judgment.)

Which is the correct answer? Implicit bias...

• can influence our decisions and behavior without us being aware of it

• refers to conscious and deliberate prejudices that people hold against certain groups

True (Fact) or False (Cap)

Confirmation bias is is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses. We don’t perceive circumstances objectively. We pick out those bits of data that make us feel good because they confirm our preconceived notion of how things are supposed to be.

• True (Fact)

• False (Cap)

Answer explanation

Confirmation bias is when we pay more attention to things that agree with what we already believe and ignore things that disagree with our beliefs. It's like only listening to people who agree with you and not giving a fair chance to different ideas.

Which is the correct answer? Confirmation bias is...

• when people tend to seek out information that contradicts their existing beliefs and opinions

• when people tend to seek out information that confirms or supports their existing beliefs and opinions

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True(Fact) or False(Cap):
"Fake news" means stories or information that are true and look like real news.

• True(Fact)

• False(Cap)

Answer explanation

The statement is False. Fake news is not true and accurate like real news; it consists of false or misleading information presented as if it were real news

Is this picture Fact or Cap?

• Fact

• Cap

Answer explanation

Cap the original picture says: "in a gentle way you can shake the world"

Is this picture Fact or Cap?

• Fact

• Cap

Is this picture Fact or Cap?

• Fact

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Is this picture Fact or Cap?

• Fact

• Cap

Answer explanation

Nelson Mandela did say this but this is Morgan Freeman.