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Crash Course: Fact Checking

Crash Course: Fact Checking

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Megan Ober

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or false: Professional fact checkers work with news organizations to verify what is true and what is not.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does John Green (the narrator) say that he is more likely to share stories of people who have benefitted from reading contemporary fiction?


  • He's an author who writes it



  • He's a high school English teacher who assigns it


  • He works for Amazon selling books


  • He just really likes contemporary fiction


3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a reputable source? Choose two.


  • A trusted news organization


  • A random blog you've never heard of


  • Someone who is an expert in the topic the claim is being made about


  • The topic's Wikipedia entry


  • An opinion site


4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Not all evidence is created _____


together

by people

with other evidence

equal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Green say he shared misinformation?


  • He did it intentionally because he was being paid to share misinformation


  • He did it accidentally because it seemed like the kind of thing that would be true based on his knowledge and feelings


  • He did it intentionally to make fans of the other team angry


  • He did it accidentally because the person he quoted told him it was correct


6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We should always verify information that 


we find interesting

that is shareable

that makes us emotional

all of the above

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

What are two things you learned from the video?

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