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What do you know about defamation?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Have you heard about defamation?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Defamation can be understood as...

a)

Praising someone for their good deeds

b)

A method of scamming people

c)

The act of damaging the reputation of a person

d)

The act of pretending to be another person

3.

Have you experienced defamation? If you have, how did it happen to you?

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4.

Which of the following is defamation?

a)

A person falsely tells a prospective buyer of the home of a neighbour that the neighbour cheated him in the past, causing the buyer to back out of the sale

b)

A person mocks another individual on social media for no reason to the point that the person on the receiving end starts suffering mental health problems

5.

Defamation happens online only

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Defamation can take place in...

a)

Newspapers

b)

Social media

c)

Face to face

d)

All of the above

7.

Defamation can happen to...

a)

'Influencers'

b)

Netizens

c)

Local businesses

d)

Politicians

8.

In your opinion, who is most likely to experience defamation?

a)

Politicians

b)

Celebrities

c)

Influencers

d)

Athletes

9.

Which social media platform do you think defamation takes place the most?

a)

Twitter

b)

Facebook

c)

Instagram

d)

YouTube

10.

Have you witnessed people being defamed on social media? If yes, tell us how it happened

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