ENGLISH 7 MEDIA LITERACY 2024

A belief that an event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people

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Conspiracy theory

when false information is shared unknowingly, but no harm is meant.

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MISINFORMATION

An act in which someone tries to make people believe something that is not true

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A hoax

when false information is knowingly shared to cause harm.

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DISINFORMATION

When someone says something that is not genuine. (Two words B-C)

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Bogus claim

This is something which someone says which they cannot prove and which may be false. (Two words I-C)

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Inaccurate claim

when genuine information is shared to cause harm, often by moving information designed to stay private into the public sphere.

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MALINFORMATION

When you favor something over something else or when you do not favor it over something else. (Two words B T)

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Bias towards