What is misleading about this graph?

Before $1.20 the scale was only $0.02, but after $1.20, it jumps to $0.20

Is this a misleading graph?

Yes, the X-axis scale is not even

What is misleading on this chart?

The Y axis has reversed the numbers making the rise look like a fall

What is misleading about this pie chart?

It doesn't add up to 100%, You can't tell who really won because 65% of the pie chart is missing

This graph is misleading because

the axis scale does not start at 0

How can you spot that this is probably fake news?

It's from a news source that mostly provokes emotion, It has unreliable quotes in it

This was posted years before the queen died. What made this news story obviously fake at the time?

The name at the top is not really for the BBC.

Why is fake news such a big problem all of a sudden?

The internet gives it a greater platform to get to everyone

False information distributed deliberately to deceive people

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1
What is misleading about this graph?
It goes by every two years on the X axis
It goes by every two years on the Y axis
Nothing; it looks fine
Before $1.20 the scale was only $0.02, but after $1.20, it jumps to $0.20
2
Is this a misleading graph?
Yes, the X-axis scale is not even
Yes, the graph does not have a title
No
Yes, the Y-axis scale is not even
3
What kind of article is this?
Real News
Satire News
Clickbait
Fake News
4
What is this website?
Satire news
Mainstream Media
Unbiased news
Fake news
5
What is misleading on this chart?
The Y axis has reversed the numbers making the rise look like a fall
The X axis has reversed the numbers making the rise look like a fall
6
What kind of news can you primarily find on abcnews.com.co?
Fake News
Opinion Pieces
Real News
Satire News
7
What is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing a biased interpretation of an event?
Satire
Spin
Fake News
Clickbait
8
What is misleading about this pie chart?
It adds up to 110%
You can't tell who really won because 55% of the pie chart is missing
It doesn't add up to 100%
You can't tell who really won because 65% of the pie chart is missing
9
Did gun deaths in Florida rise or fall after the "Stand Your Ground" law?
Fall
Rise
10
Is this graph misleading?
Yes, the Y-axis scale is not even
Yes, the X-axis scale is not even
Yes
No
11
What would you call these types of articles?
Breaking news
Click bait
Opinion pieces
Entertainment
12
What do you call the selecting or interpreting of info that supports your preexisting beliefs?
Blissful ignorance
Blind faith
The theory of relativity
Confirmation bias
13
What type of news would this article be?
Mainstream Media News
Fake News
Viral
Satire
14
What kind of article is this?
Entertainment
Opinion piece
Real News
Fake News
15
Which website URL would be the real news site?
bloomberg.ma
msnbc.com.co
abcnews.go.com
cnn-trending.com
16
This graph is misleading because
is displaying the average house price only
does not show the months
the axis scale does not start at 0
it is the incorrect graph to show this type of data
17
How can you spot that this is probably fake news?
Your friend says iti s fake or not true
It's from a news source that mostly provokes emotion
A politician says it is fake or not true.
It has unreliable quotes in it
18
This was posted years before the queen died. What made this news story obviously fake at the time?
The Queen was younger when she died.
It looks unprofessional.
The name at the top is not really for the BBC.
The queen is still alive.
19
Why is fake news such a big problem all of a sudden?
The internet gives it a greater platform to get to everyone
Because President Trump feels slighted by fake news
People are less intelligent than previous generations
Because it didn't exist until a few years ago
20
What is "fake news"?
Seductive info that entices people to a particular website
Biased information that frames facts to support an opinion
False information made to look real to entertain people
False information distributed deliberately to deceive people

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