Social Media and News Literacy- What do you know?

How do you know that this story is satirical?

• It has a cat. Cats are super-sarcastic. Therefore, all cat stories are satirical.

• The headline is unbelievable.

• The source of the article is The Onion, a known satirical website.

• I don't. I'm still shook after finding out about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.

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This headline is from the Washington Post. What kind of story is it?

• Real

• Fake

• Satire

• Clickbait

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How do you know this story is real?

• It uses proper grammar.

• It's from a reliable source--The Washington Post.

• It has a by-line (the author is named).

• All of the above.

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What kind of story is this?

• Real

• Fake

• Satire

• Clickbait

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How do you know that this story is clickbait?

• Use of extreme language

• Lack of an named author

• Appeal to curiousity

• All of the above

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What kind of story is this?

• Real

• Fake

• Satire

• Clickbait

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How do you know this is a fake story?

• Who is "we"?

• No author is named in the by-line.

• The pictures are not of the same person.

• All of the above.

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NASA is installing internet on the moon.

• No this is obviously fake.

• Yes, this is true.

Answer explanation

This is really happening! Nasa will be building a 4G network on the moon, enabling them to control lunar robots. This story was reported by Newsround, The Independent, and several other sites.

Choose the definition of the word Credible.

• Food you're able to eat

• A brand of basketball shoe

• Able to be believed; trustworthy

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What is the curiosity gap?

• The desire every person has to figure out

  missing information

• The space between your thumb and index finger

• An xBox game that requires you to find missing characters

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