Understanding Media and Bias

What is the term for prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair?

• Propaganda

• Bias

• Censorship

• Impartial

What is the term for information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular point of view?

• Fake news

• Slander

• Propaganda

• Libel

What does it mean to allege something?

• To officially prohibit something

• To claim someone has done something illegal or wrong without proof

• To treat all rivals equally

• To publish false statements

What is the term for restricting access to ideas and information?

• Censorship

• Ban

• Bias

• Deep fakes

What does it mean to ban something?

• To make a false spoken statement

• To officially or legally prohibit

• To involve two political parties

• To replace someone in a video with another's likeness

What is libel?

• A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

• A published false statement damaging to a person's reputation

• Information used to promote a point of view

• Treating all disputants equally

What is slander?

• A published false statement damaging to a person's reputation

• A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

• Information used to promote a point of view

• Involving two political parties

What does bipartisan mean?

• Involving two political parties

• Treating all rivals equally

• Restricting access to information

• A false spoken statement

What does it mean to be impartial?

• To promote a particular point of view

• To treat all rivals or disputants equally

• To claim something without proof

• To prohibit something legally

What are deep fakes?

• False stories spread through the internet

• Media that replace a person in an image or video with someone else's likeness

• A published false statement damaging to a person's reputation

• Information used to promote a point of view