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A #English quiz to check your understanding of "The Real Fake News Crisis" text.
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1
Major tech companies removed the account of a conspiracy theorist from their networks. Name?
Quincy Jones
Alex Trelawny
Mark Snowden
Alex Jones
2
Russian agents have influenced a major US election with help of fake news. When?
2018
2016
2015
2017
3
What are "heuristics"?
readings techniques
media lawyers
ethical dillemas
cognitive shortcuts
4
Two fake conspiracy theories that had widespread impact in the US were that _____.
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was secretely gay.
passanger-jet contrails damage the human brain.
families of Sandy Hook massacre victims were actors.
Mexico was planning to wage war on the state of Texas.
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How did Facebook's attempt to mark fake news articles as such backfire?
Some countries raised legal concerns about censorship.
Facebook is not able to filter all uploads for fake news.
Users felt attracted by the colour markers.
Users believe that all articles without markers are true.
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A poll has shown that many Americans have already shared a made up news story. How many?
one half
one fifth
one quarter
one third
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Our brain is being tricked! We fall for features that are easily manipulated. Which?
visuals
URLs
size of following
citation lists
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What does the term "fluency heuristic" describe?
The tendency to judge sth you have seen before as being true
Mistrust towards stuttering people / trust fluent speakers
The ability to learn languages easily
9
Technical solutions do not stop fake news. Experts call for another solution. What is it?
Block fake news creaters from the internet.
Make sharing fake news shameful.
Do not take it too seriously.
Make a user licenses for the internet obligatory.
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Fact checkers apply several tactics. One is
click restraint
. What is that?
Avoid clicking highlighted links.
An app that blocks websites notorious for fake news.
Scanning search result pages before clicking on a link.
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A Stanford professor has done a study on fake news. What is his name?
Sam Worthington
Sam Greyscales
Sam Wineburg
Sam Sallabam
12
Which word is used for medical doctors specialized in treating children?
pediatrician
radiologist
veterinary
oculist
13
Fake news can have terrible consequences. What happened in India because of fake news?
City centre of New Dheli got evacuated.
Prime Minister Gudrapali lost his position.
Mobs beat innocent people to death.
The water supply of a whole district was cut off for one day
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What are "deep fakes"?
Fake news produced with a software called "deep blue"
Realistic looking videos showing events that never happened.
Fake news hidden deep in the internet.
Fake news that deeply violate personal rights.
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We fall for fake news because wrong impulses override our clear thinking. 2 Examples?
Political convictions lead to lazy thinking.
Desire for entertainment. Fake news are entertaining.
Growing analphabetism leads to difficulties with real news
Desire for likes supersede suspicions.
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MIT scientist David Rand has found that people believe fake news in ___________ % of the time.
20
40
30
10
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Which statement about US citizens' media consumption is true according to the text?
45% of citizens consume streaming services like Netflix only
Two quarters of the people avoid watching news shows at all.
Half of the population only watch on TV station regularly.
Two thirds of the population get news from social media.
