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WorksheetsFake News and Social Media
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Any article or video containing untrue information disguised as a credible news source
Clickbait
WikiLeaks
Fake News
All of the above
What is the best way to prevent fake news from spreading?
File a law suit against the writers
Learn how to identify it and avoid reposting it
Read it all and write your own stories setting the facts straight
All of the above
How can you identify fake news? Check all that apply.
Get a second opinion from a credible news source with verifiable sources
Check the date of the article
Confirm information at a fact-checking site
Check headlines of other stories from the same site
Check to see if there are advertisements on the page
Major news outlets always report stories fairly and without bias.
True
False
What are Google and Facebook doing to try to stop the spread of fake news?
Banning suspicious sites
Asking people to report fake news
Both answers are correct
Neither answer is correct
Which 2 of these could be signs that someone is lying?
Relaxed body posture
Covering eyes or mouth while talking
A lot of detail in what they say
Sitting very still/tense
Fake news can be dangerous because...
it can make people afraid
it can affect how people vote
it can make you buy things you don't need
people can make important decisions based on it
Anti-Social lies can .....
help us deal with day to day life
destroy our trust
very quickly get out of control
isolate us from our social groups
Pro-social lies are also known as
(a)
On average we lie 2.92 times every ....
10 minutes
hour
day
30 minutes
You should have to prove your identity before joining a social media platform
Agree
Disagree
Only if you are not a celebrity
Only if you post something negative
We are all individually responsible for what we post and share
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
It only matters if it is something negative
Social media can only be harmful if the content is illegal
True
False
Liking and sharing a post we don't necessarily agree with because we want to support the writer is a form of lying
True
False
