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WorksheetsHow to Spot Fake News
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
TRUE or FALSE?
Bogus stories can reach more people faster than before because of social media.
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
A lot of these viral claims aren’t news at all, they’re fiction intended to fool readers into thinking they’re real
TRUE
FALSE
What is one strategy to shield yourself from fake news:
Decide by looking at the headline
Identify the source- is it reliable?
Do you agree with it?
If a provocative headline draws your attention
pass it along
trust it- if it is interesting, I can believe it
read further to decide whether it is trustworthy before passing it along
Which strategy would help to protect you from fake news?
If there is no author, trust it because it’s probably real
Look for the author. Investigate: is this person real?
TRUE or FALSE: sometimes fake news takes something real and changes the date or makes it seem more recent
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE?
Sometimes fake news takes something real and changes the title to be misleading
False
True
Satire means
meant to be funny
disturbing
none of the above
Some fake news
can make money with clicks (clickbait)
is meant to amuse people
sounds real
all of the above
Confirmation bias is
when people are more likely to believe news that confirms their beliefs
when people discount information that doesn’t confirm their beliefs
another way of saying it is you’re more likely to believe something you agree with
all of the above
