Fake News: How to Check Before You Believe
Headlines built to enrage, satire mistaken for reporting and real photos with false captions. Ten questions on the habits that separate news from noise.
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What is 'lateral reading'?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AReading the article twice for detailBReading only the opening paragraphCReading the comments before the articleDOpening other sources to check the claimA headline makes you furious within two seconds. What does that suggest?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AIt was probably written to do exactly thatBThe story is more important than mostCIt has been checked by several editorsDIt is likely to be breaking newsA photo can be completely genuine and still be used to mislead.
True / False · 20s
TRUEFALSE- Which detail is most worth checking first on a news page?Multiple Choice · 20s
- What is the word for a story written as a joke that some readers take seriously? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
- What is a primary source?Multiple Choice · 20s
- If several websites carry the same story, it must be true.True / False · 20s
- What is confirmation bias?Multiple Choice · 20s
- What does a correction on a news site tell you?Multiple Choice · 20s
- What is the general term for false information spread deliberately? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
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