Fake News Vocabulary

Eye catching, sensational headlines, often are misleading

Stories that claim to be true accounts of current events, but are false

Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in networking

The industries which produce news and entertainment content for the public

The quality of being believable or convincing

An outlet that gives updated facts and opinions about current events

The tendency to interpret any new information in a way that supports one's own opinions

Advertising that is made to look like an editorial

Tries to explain complex realities as a response to fear, rejects experts and authority

Social commentary or humor, such as Mad Magazine and Animal Farm

The activity or profession of writing or creating news to be broadcast

Adjective describing times when emotional appeals are favored over evidence and logic