It is important to be able to recognize fake news because...

It can help stop the spread of misinformation

What makes this website fake?

There’s no way to tell for sure without fact checking first

Fake news can best be defined as...

False stories that appear to be news

Propaganda can be best defined as..

Information used to promote a political cause or a point of view

Bias is defined as...

an opinion/liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice

How do we stop the spread of fake news?

Read articles before sharing them

One way to spot fake news is...

Compare and look if other websites shared the same information

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1
Real or fake?
Fake
Real
2
It is important to be able to recognize fake news because...
It can make you a smarter person
It can help people agree with you more
It can stop people from telling lies
It can help stop the spread of misinformation
3
If an article has a lot of shares an likes does it mean that it is trustworthy?
Yes of course!
No!
4
What is this?
Sloppy journalism
Trustworthy article
Propaganda
Clickbait
5
If a news article has quotes from eye witnesses...
They aren’t journalists so I can’t trust them
The know because they were there
I can trust them once verified
6
What makes this website fake?
It has planty of advertisements and clickbait
It looks unprofessional
There’s no way to tell for sure without fact checking first
Its articles are biased and even ridiculous
7
It would be more appropriate to call fake news...
Entertainment
Misinformation
False news
Satire
8
Fake news can best be defined as...
News the people don’t like to read
Newspaper printed on fake paper
False stories that appear to be news
Stories that are true but appear to be fake
9
Propaganda can be best defined as..
Ads
An objective way to spread information
Promotions on the internet
Information used to promote a political cause or a point of view
10
Bias is defined as...
Being fair to all, unprejudiced
Fake news
an opinion/liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice
Being indifferent
11
How do we stop the spread of fake news?
Share only articles your friends share
not reading any articles on the internet
Only read articles from people you know on social media
Read articles before sharing them
12
Odd one out
Share
Read
Check the source
Compare
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One way to spot fake news is...
Look at the pictures
Compare and look if other websites shared the same information
Determine if the author used any important words
Look at the length of the article

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