Lateral Reading Questions

Who owns Crash Course and Complexly?

• Hank Green

• John and Hank Green

• Esther

• Rhett and Link

What is the primary source of funding for Crash Course?

• Grants from organizations

• Advertisements

• All of the above

• Patreon

What is the purpose of MediaWise?

• To develop the Stanford History Education Group

• To support Google in their projects

• To create a non-profit journalism school

• To teach students how to assess the accuracy of information online

What is lateral reading?

• Reading from left to right

• Reading only the top of a web page

• Moving from tab to tab while reading

• Reading vertically

What is the goal of MediaWise?

• To create a non-profit journalism school

• To support Google in their projects

• To teach students how to assess the accuracy of information online

• To develop the Stanford History Education Group

What is the purpose of fact-checking websites like Snopes.com and Politifact.com?

• To provide biased information

• To promote misinformation

• To create fake news

• To fact-check articles, public statements, and social media posts

What is the main message of the text?

• The media is a monolith

• All information is equally unreliable

• There is no single source of truth

• Wikipedia is the most reliable source

What is the purpose of lateral reading?

• To make reading more difficult

• To passively scroll through information

• To accept what seems true and dismiss what seems wrong

• To evaluate information and place it in its proper context

What is the main idea of the text?

• The media is a monolith

• There is a secret way to understand the truth

• Information is made by people and can be flawed

• The internet is a reliable source of information

What is the recommendation regarding the use of Wikipedia?

• It is always wrong

• It can be a good place to start research

• It is the most reliable source

• It should never be used