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The Media Literacy Symposium

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the BBC, what is the most used single source of news across all platforms among teens?

News Consumption in the UK - Ofcom 2023

a)

Tiktok

b)

Youtube

c)

Instagram

2.

What proportion of children aged 12 - 17 claimed to be confident in their ability to judge what is fake or real online?

Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report - Ofcom 2022

a)

Three-quarters

b)

Half

c)

One quarter

3.

What percentage of young people aged 12-17 are confident and able to spot fake news online?

Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report - Ofcom 2022

a)

70%

b)

50%

c)

10%

4.

What percentage of the public feel they don't understand how the news is produced?

Impress News Literacy Report 2022

a)

54%

b)

45%

5.

What proportion of adults agreed with the statement 'the more a news story is edited, the less likely it is to be true'?

Mis and Disinformation report - Ofcom 2024

a)

12%

b)

44%

c)

34%

6.

What percentage of respondents claimed that someone in their class believes in information that they would consider to be a conspiracy theory?

Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in School 2025

a)

36%

b)

51%

c)

10%

7.

What proportion of people who encounter misinformation say they are concerned the impact it has upon society?

Mis and Disinformation Report - Ofcom 2024

a)

90%

b)

63%

8.

Who did both parents and students identify as being most trustworthy means of countering conspiracy theories?

Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in School 2025

a)

Influencers

b)

Politicians

c)

Teachers