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Why Verify

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
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1.

Explain what information pollution is?

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2.

Two types of false or fake information are called misinformation and disinformation?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know?

3.

Lateral Reading skill is when you: (a)   the page

4.

Vertical Reading is when you (a)   the page

5.

Which of the following are motives for content? Check all that apply.

a)

To inform

b)

To sell

c)

To entertain

d)

To mislead or confuse

e)

None of the above?

6.

Academic research is a type of source

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Twitter is a trustworthy source

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A claim that Humans have never been on the moon is a...

a)

Factual Claim

b)

Value Claim

c)

I don't know

9.

If someone made the claim that Lebron James is better than Kobe Bryant. That is a...

a)

Value Claim

b)

Factual Claim

10.

Explain what reporting on reporting means?

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11.

What would you do to verify this claim above?

4 lines
12.

Explain the difference between lateral reading and vertical reading

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13.

What does distorted mean

a)

When something is the same

b)

When something doesn't change

c)

Information that is twisted or changed

d)

Information that corrected